McClellan Estate
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Bell,
Tbe widow of the decedent duly filed her election to take against his will. Eight months later the executors filed a petition praying that the election to take against the will should be stricken from the records because the widow and the decedent had entered into an ante-nuptial agreement specifically fixing the amount or share of decedent’s estate to which the widow should be entitled. The .court dismissed the petition on the ground that the provision for the widow was unreasonable and grossly inadequate and that the decedent had not made a full and fair…
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- Appeal of NeelySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1889
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