Springfield Marine Bank v. Bradley

Renunciation of a will.

Can it be done here?

No. Too late.

Let us look at the timetable of events:

5- 27-74 Ella Bradley Owens died testate.

6- 14-74 Leonard Lenard Owens, her widower, petitioned to admit Ella’s will to probate and for letters testamentary.

6-26-74 Letters were issued to him and on the same day he filed a verified application for inheritance tax consents, listing every financial account in which his late wife had an interest (except one).

6-27-74 Executor Owens prepared a detailed list of property missing from the marital home.

10-21-74 The executor filed a petition to recover…