Gettis v. McAllister

PATTERSON, Chief Justice,

for the Court:

Virgie L. Gettis, Jr., Administrator C.T.A. of the estate of Virgie L. Gettis, deceased, *771filed suit in the Chancery Court of Monroe County against the executrix of the estate of Nancy Devins Gettis. The petitioner sought to have cancelled the renunciation of the will of Virgie L. Gettis by Nancy De-vins Gettis, his widow, now deceased.

The issue presented is whether the widow’s renunciation accorded with Miss.Code Ann. § 91-5-25 (Supp.1981), which provides in part:

§ 91-5-25. Right to renounce will in certain cases.

When a husband makes his last will and…