In re Parschen

Citations

• 119 F. 976
• 13 Ohio F. Dec. 443
• 1902 U.S. App. LEXIS 5357

Syllabus

<p>1. Bankruptcy—Rights of Widow on Bankrupt’s Death.</p> <p>Under Bankr. Act 1898, § 8 [U. S. Comp. St. 1901, p. 3425], providing that on the death of a bankrupt pending the bankruptcy proceedings his widow shall be entitled to the allowances fixed by the laws of the state-of the bankrupt’s residence, a widow of a bankrupt residing in Ohio is entitled to reside a year in the mansion house of her deceased husband, if dower is not sooner assigned, as provided by Ohio Rev. St. § 4188.</p> <p>2. Same.</p> <p>The widow is also entitled to the articles enumerated in Ohio Rev. St. §§ 6038, 6039, or, in their absence, their equivalent in money, to be reserved out of the estate, and also the allowance for a year’s support for herself and children fixed by the probate court appraisers, and approved by the court, as provided by section 6040.</p> <p>8. Same.</p> <p>The property and allowances awarded the widow by Ohio Rev. St. §§ 6038-6040, are in lieu of the exemptions the husband would be entitled to from the bankrupt estate in case he had lived, the right to exemptions expiring with his life.</p>