Plasterer Estate

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Jones,

Isaac Plasterer (decedent), died, testate, on July 22, 1959. Under the provisions of his will — executed December 12, 1958 — decedent, after bequeathing $300 to his widow, Stella M. Plasterer, gave the residue of his estate to his two daughters by a prior marriage, Sadie M. and Mabel H. Plasterer (appellants). This will was probated and letters testamentary issued to appellants.

On October 17, 1959, the widow filed an election to take against the will. Over three years later, appellants petitioned the Orphans’ Court of Lebanon County for a rule to show cause why the…