In Re Estate of Rooney

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Price, J.:

This action involves the title to a quarter section of land in Haskell County referred to as the “McCoy place,” and which was owned by testator and his wife as joint tenants. Inherent in the case is the question of the validity of her written consent to his will which devised the property (with certain reservations) to a nephew of testator, and the further question whether the will, and her consent thereto, divested her of survivorship rights as a joint tenant.

Harry P. Rooney (hereinafter referred to as Harry) and his wife Marguerite were…