In Re the Estate of Madden

— The deceased, Ellis Carson Madden, and Wilma Margaret Madden were married in 1922. Neither of them was, at that time, possessed of any worldly goods, except personal belongings. Madden died February 28, 1933, leaving an estate subsequently appraised at $29,551.28. He left a will by which he left his widow one dollar, attempting to bequeath or devise the entire estate to his blood relatives. He named one Nicholson, husband of one of his sisters, as executor. The will was admitted to probate March 2, 1933, and Nicholson was appointed executor.

Mrs. Madden filed a petition, alleging that the…