Smith v. Teel

In 1908 George J. Smith died leaving in Maricopa county, Arizona, an estate consisting principally of seventy acres of land which was the community property of himself and wife, Edna A. Smith, who survived him. A few weeks before his death he' executed a will, the material portions of which read as follows:

“First, I desire all my just debts fully paid.

“Second, I give, devise and bequeath to my beloved wife, Edna A. Smith, all my property both real and personal, to have and to hold unto her, my said wife, for and during the period of her natural lifetime, to use and enjoy the same in any…