Turk v. Grossman

The problem in this case has arisen on the distribution of a decedent’s estate. The appellant, trustee under the will of Heinrich Turk, and his widow, excepted to the allowance made to a former wife of a lump sum of $25,-500 with interest, to represent or replace an annuity which the decedent had agreed to pay that former wife during her life. The sum is greater than any estimate value of the annuity, and the claim to it is founded on an alleged compromise agreement, acquiescence and estoppel. The exceptions were dismissed, and the appeal has followed.

Many of the introductory facts have been…