In re the Estate of Donahue

There are two consolidated proceedings in this estate now before the court. The issues in both proceedings have been submitted to the court upon an agreed statement of facts. One of the proceedings was instituted by Gretchen Donahue, the former wife of Woolworth Donahue, the son of decedent, to determine the validity of her claim against this estate.

The claim is predicated upon a letter admittedly written by the decedent to the petitioner in November, 1945. The petitioner and decedent’s son, Woolworth Donahue, had separated and on January 16,1941 entered into a separation agreement. It…