Hoehl's Estate

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Barnes,

Dorothea Van Bnren Hoehl, who was a resident of Pittsburgh, died on December 28, 1932, leaving her will dated June 24, 1932. Her will was duly probated on January 4, 1933, and letters testamentary were granted to the executors named therein, one of whom was her husband, the appellant here. The husband elected to take against the will on December 11, 1933. The election was duly executed and delivered to the executors of the estate, pursuant to law. The decedent was survived by her husband, but left no children.

Three nieces of decedent filed in the court below their…