Calvert v. Dillman

This appeal involves objections to the final report and account of Warren Calvert as administrator of the estate of Mary E. Dillman, deceased. She and her husband, Noah Dillman, died as a result of a common accident, but the husband survived the wife by a few hours. She had a small amount of personal estate and left no children surviving her.

The report disclosed that most of the personal estate of Mary E. Dillman had been expended for funeral expenses, claims, and costs of administration, leaving less than $40 to be paid over to the husband’s estate. However, no spouse’s award had been fixed…