In re McFarlin
Orphan's Court of Delaware
■Petition of widow for leave to retract her election of dower. The facts appear in the opinion. Argued before Curtis, Ch., and Hastings, J.
1Opinion of the Court
Curtis, Chancellor
(delivering the opinion of the Court): The widow of Robert McFarlin, by her amended petition to the Orphans’ Court, represented that by her husband’s will, after giving the sum of $2,000 in trust for Samuel W. Stewart ,the residue of the estate, consisting of real and personal property, was given to Manolve McFarlin, in trust to pay over the net income to her for life, with remainder to other persons. About two weeks after the probating of her husband’s will, she by petition appeared in the Orphans’ Court, and in accordance *432with the statute in that behalf elected to take her…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Blakeman v. BlakemanSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1872
- Estate of WoodburnSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1891
- Evans's Appeal from ProbateSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1884
- Marshall v. RenchCourt of Chancery of Delaware · 1868
- Green v. SaulsburyOrphan's Court of Delaware · 1880
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