Sherwood v. Thomasson

Mary E. Thomasson, as widow of Solomon Romig, deceased, asserted the right to a certain distributive share of the funds in the hands of the administrator of the decedent’s estate; In the statement of her claim she alleged that all the debts of the decedent had been paid, and that there remained in the hands of the administrator $10,-000 for distribution. She averred that she was lawfully entitled to receive $500 out of this fund as widow of the decedent, which amount she prayed the court to order the administrator to pay over to her.

It was not necessary for the claimant to show in her…