Campbell v. Cason

T. P. Cason died November 13, 1945, leaving as his only heirs at law his widow, appellant here, and his adopted son. He left a will whose details will be later disclosed. His widow renounced the will, and the litigation here seeks a determination of her legal share of the estate.

Pertinent provisions of the will are as follows: “Item I. I direct that my funeral expenses, and all my just debts that shall be properly probated against my' estate, as provided by law, shall first be paid, except secured debts not due. ’ ’

Item II left an undivided one-half interest in his entire estate to appellant,…