Rigsbee v. . Brogden

This is an administration suit, brought under C. S., 135, to determine the liability of decedent’s estate for the items enumerated in the complaint, and to fix the order or priority of their payment, if liability be found. Fisher v. Trust Co., 138 N. C., 90, 50 S. E., 592.

It is conceded on all hands that with the exception of the homestead rights and the rights of a widow, which generally are superior to the claims of creditors, the debts of a decedent must be paid, if he leave anything with which to pay them, and if his estate be not sufficient to pay his debts in full, then they are to be…