Garden v. Haines

*556The opinion of the court was delivered by

Dawson, C. J.:

This appeal presents the question whether an appellant was barred of her widow’s share of her deceased husband’s estate because of an antenuptial agreement. It also presents the related question whether appellant was estopped to claim her widow’s share because of her alleged acceptance of certain provisions of a will which the testator had made.

The pertinent facts were these: The late Harry B. Garden was a wealthy citizen of Hutchinson engaged in oil production and related activities. In 1938 he was single, fifty-five years old, and had…