In re the Estate of Dickerson

Foley, S.

The claims of the creditors against the estate are dismissed. The decedent was a former United States post office employee. The sole asset of his estate consists of a fund paid to his administratrix, pursuant to the provisions of an “ Act for the Retirement of Civil Service Employees ” (U. S. Code, tit. 5, chap. 14, §§ 691-738). The act provides (§ 729) that “ None of the moneys mentioned in this chapter shall be assignable, either in law or equity, or be subject to execution, levy, or attachment, garnishment, or other legal process.”

It is contended by the creditors that the…