In this application for leave to compromise a cause of action for wrongful death and to settle account of administratrix, there is a dispute as to allocation of the net recovery. The accident happened in the District of Columbia and distribution is governed by the law of that jurisdiction (Matter of Williams, 192 Misc. 555). The District of Columbia Code provides:
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