Hax v. O'Donnell

This case arises in connection with the administration of the estate of Henry Hax, deceased, who died in Knox County, Missouri, on December 28, 1931. The particular matter in controversy is the question of whether plaintiff, the surviving widow, is entitled to have certain personal property in the estate set over to her absolutely upon the ground that the same came into her husband's possession with her written assent.

It appears that Mr. and Mrs. Hax were originally residents of the State of Nebraska, and that on August 1, 1916, while they were residing in that State, Mrs. Hax, the plaintiff…