In re the Estate of Howland
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the CourtMcCurn, P. J.
The petitioner instituted a proceeding pursuant to section 145-a of the Surrogate’s Court Act praying for a decree determining that she is entitled under the provisions of section 18 of the Decedent Estate Law to take her intestate share in the estate of her deceased husband. The Surrogate found that she had waived her right of election pursuant to subdivision 9 of section 18 of the Decedent Estate Law. The appeal is from that part of the decree which denies to the petitioner her right of election.
The petitioner and the testator were married in 1903; they separated in 1932, at which time they…
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