Estate of Lowe

Upon the death of Amos Lowe rival application for letters of administration were presented by the respondents, children of deceased, and by the appellant, his surviving wife. The widow also asked for the probate of a paper claimed to be the will of Amos Lowe. The widow appeals from the order denying her petition.

The court below was clearly right in refusing probate to the paper offered as a will. The writing on its face purported to be a mere agreement between husband and wife for the support of the latter, and was annexed to an earlier writing of like character signed by the two. Although…