Williams v. Williams

Opinion op the Court by

Chiep Justice Hobson

— Reversing.

Section 1403 Kentucky Statutes provides that certain articles of personal property not exceeding in the aggregate $750.00 in value, shall be set apart to the widow by the appraisers out of the estate of an intestate. The section concludes with these words:

“The provisions of this section shall apply to cases where the husband dies testate, and' the widow renounces the provisions of the will in the time prescribed by law. ’ ’

Section 1404 provides:

“When a widow claims her dowable and distributable share of her husband’s estate, she shall be…