Norris v. Williams
Court of Appeals of Kentucky
CASE 49. — ACTION BY LILLIE NORRIS, WIDOW AND ADMINISTRATRIX. OF ALBERT S. NORRIS, DECEASED, AGAINST JOHN E. WILLIAMS FOR A SETTLEMENT OF HER ACCOUNTS Appeal from Bracken Circuit Court. Prom the judgment ordering a sale of-the land of the decedent to pay his debts, she appealed.
1Opinion of the Court
*423Opinion op the Court by
Judge Hobson
Reversing.
Albert S. Norris died intestate a resident of Bracken county in November, 1897, leaving a widow —appellant Lillie Norris, and two infant children under fourteen years of age. She qualified as administrator of his estate and filed this suit for the settlement of her accounts. His personal estate amounted to something over $2,000.00; he owned a tract of land worth about $4,000.00. At the March term, 1899, the court ordered a sale of the land, this being necessary to pay the debts. The sale was made on June 12, 1899, and was reported to the court and…
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