KAUGER, Justice.
The question presented is whether payment of the necessary costs of administration of a decedent's insolvent estate has priority over extinguishment of mortgage indebtedness following the sale of mortgaged property. We find that a secured mortgage takes precedence over administrative expenses, and that only the excess proceeds from the sale of the property can be considered as assets of the estate for administrative purposes.
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