Martin v. Martin's Estate

Peter F. Martin departed this life July 25, 1951. He was a man of large means. He left a last will and testament, dated June 23, 1950, in which he named appellee Bank executor and trustee. Appellant, claiming to be his common law wife, undertook, by written instrument dated and filed December 27, 1951, to renounce that will and take half of his estate, as provided for by Section 668, Mississippi Code 1942. She also, by written instrument filed January 3, 1952, petitioned the chancery court to require the appraisers to set aside to her a year’s allowance as the widow of Peter F. Martin. The…