Palmer v. Sprole

This is an appeal by Pearl Palmer from an award to her as the surviving spouse of Fred E. Palmer on her application to take the distributive share to which she is entitled under the statute after her election to take against decedent’s will.

*1078Fred E. Palmer died testate January 4, 1961. His will was admitted to probate in Washington County August 26, 1963. September 10 appellant filed her election to take against the will and application for admeasurement of distributive share under chapter 636, Code, 1962 (now Division Y, chapter 633, Iowa Probate Code), alleging decedent died seized of real…