Crockett v. Webb

This is a controversy over $42,350, representing the proceeds of life insurance on the life of Nathan A. Crockett, deceased, which policy was made payable to his estate. The insured died testate and his will has been duly probated in Davidson County, Tennessee. His widow, complainant Susan L. Crockett, dissented from the will and the Chancellor held that under Code Section 8360, the widow was entitled to one-third of the personal estate and that the testator, having bequeathed this insurance to certain trustees, this insurance fund became a part of his general estate and that the widow under…