Amerine v. Amerine

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Price, J.:

This appeal is from a judgment denying the claim of an alleged surviving spouse to a share of her alleged husband’s estate.

C. E. Amerine, a resident of Hamilton County, died at Hot Springs, New Mexico, on April 16, 1952, being survived by four children— Thomas, Frank, Katie and Charlie. He left a last will and testament dated September 16, 1947, in which Thomas was the sole legatee and devisee, and which designated him as executor. In opposition to Thomas’s petition to admit the will to probate the other three children filed their written…