Ray v. Ray

Candler, Justice.

Cornelius P. Ray and Minnie Dooly were married in Pulton County, Georgia, on May 11, 1951. He died, intestate, from cancer of the pancreas on May 21, 1951, leaving an estate, consisting of realty and personalty, of the probable value of $25,000. He left no father, mother, or lineal descendant. Soon thereafter, and on her application therefor, Minnie Dooly Ray was granted temporary letters of administration upon his unrepresented estate, and she qualified as temporary administratrix by giving bond as such in the sum of $20,000. As his widow, she applied to the Court of…