Hamilton v. Turpin

Citations

• 25 Wash. 539
• 66 P. 93
• 1901 Wash. LEXIS 428

Syllabus

<p>DESCENT AND DISTRIBUTION — FUNERAL EXPENSES — WHEN CHARGED UPON DECEDENT’S ESTATE.</p> <p>Funeral expenses constitute a debt against a decedent, within the contemplation of Laws 1895, p. 197, which provides that “no real estate of a deceased person shall be liable for his debts unless letters testamentary or of administration be granted within six years from the date of the death of such decedent.”</p> <p>SAME — STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS.</p> <p>Under Laws 1895, p. 197, § 1, which provides that when a person dies seized of lands, his title shall vest immediately in his heirs or devisees, subject to his debts, family allowance, expenses of administration, etc., and under •§ 3 of the act, which provides that such real estate shall not be liable for the. decedent’s debts, unless letters testamentary or of administration he granted within six years after his death, the real estate of a decedent is charged with such debts only in case letters were issued within the period of limitation, and where more than six years have elapsed before the issuance of letters the real estate cannot he charged with said debts.</p>