Barksdale v. Morris

[1] The administrator cum testamento annexo of the estate of Nora Mary Morris, deceased, has instituted this action seeking the construction of the will.

[2] The principal question presented is whether the loss of assets of the estate of testatrix due to the widower's renunciation of the will, and his election to take and a consequent deduction of a widower's statutory share of personalty and dower in realty, is to be divided equally between defendants-respondents (other than the widower, Thomas O. Morris) and defendants-appellants, or whether the loss is to be wholly sustained by such…