Wood v. Wood

John Wood made his will, in which he made certain provisions for his wife, Nancy Wood. After the death of John, Nancy renounced her rights under the provisions of the will, and elected to take under the law of descents. On her petition, the court ordered the clerk to pay to her one-third of the moneys in his hands, collected for distribution. Under this order, she received one thousand six hundred and eighty-three dollars and forty cents. After-wards, the heirs of John Wood, the appellees, filed a complaint, alleging various grounds, praying the court to set aside the order of distribution,…