Jeffcoat v. Harper

J. D. Koon, Jr., died testate on November 13, 1949, survived by his widow, Mary Koon. Mrs. Koon, who was insane at the time of her husband’s death, died about December 10, 1952, without having elected to take against her husband’s will. Her collateral heirs, the appellants, petitioned the probate court to award to them (a) that part of the Koon estate that Mrs. Koon would have received had she elected to renounce her husband’s will, (b) all monies on hand at the death of Koon and all rents and profits collected by his executor during Mrs. Koon’s survivorship and not used for her benefit, and…