Nashville Trust Co. v. Grimes

Construction of the will of H. T. Grimes is sought. The will was executed in March, 1932. Grimes died in July, 1938. Meanwhile, June 1, 1932, he had married and his surviving’ widow dissented from the will and has been awarded $3,000 as her year’s support, $750 for her personalty exemption, and a dower interest in certain real estate.

The validity of this will was sustained by the Court in Grimes et al. v. Nashville Trust Co., 176 Tenn., 366, 141 S. W. (2d), 890, in which case, while finding that the testator had apparently forgotten its existence, or was under the impression that it had been…