In re the Estate of Ikle

Joseph A. Cox, S.

The alleged surviving spouse of the testatrix heretofore asserted a right of election, pursuant to section 18 of the Decedent Estate Law, to take against the provisions of the will. Thereafter a proceeding was instituted to determine the validity of that election and such proceeding, in which the alleged spouse has appeared, is pending.

In the instant proceeding for the judicial settlement of the accounts of the temporary administrator and the executor, the alleged spouse was served with citation in Pennsylvania pursuant to section 56 of the Surrogate’s Court Act. He has…