Wilson v. Wilson

1. Where appraisers have set apart a year’s support to a widow, and a caveat thereto has been filed by the administrator of the estate, irrespective of whether the burden of proof rests on the widow or on the administrator, the return of the appraisers makes a prima facie case for the widow; and in the absence of any evidence tending to show the circumstances and standing of the family before the death of the husband, or as to the solvency of the estate, a verdict sustaining the return of the appraisers is demanded as a matter of law. Smith v. Smith, 115 Ga. 692 (42 S. E. 72). See Gunn v.…