Tarbox v. Fisher
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Eeported from Nisi Prius, Eice, J., presiding. This was an appeal from the decree for an allowance, by the Judge of Probate for the county of Lincoln, to the widow of Samuel Tarbox, out of his personal estate, she having seasonably waived the provision made for her in his last will, which had been duly proved and allowed. The real estate of the testator was appraised at $3500, personal estate about $21,000.
1Opinion of the Court
*237The material facts in the case will, appear from the opinion of the Court, which was drawn up by
Davis, J.
The widow of Samuel Tarbox duly waived the provision made for her by the will of her husband, and claimed an allowance out of his personal estate. The Judge of Probate allowed her the sum of $2000; and the executor of the will appealed from the decree. Before the next term of the Supreme Court of Probate the widow died. The executor entered his appeal; and an administrator upon the estate of the Avido w having been appointed, he now claims that the decree of the Probate Court should be…
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