In re the Estate of Barnes

Feely, S.

Testatrix died on March 15, 1931, leaving a last will, dated in 1929, to which she added a codicil on December 10, 1930; but in none of them was any provision made for her husband. She left no parents nor descendant; but only her husband and some collateral relatives. Her estate is amply solvent, consisting of $3,000 in personal property and $2,500 in real estate.

It was shown herein, by the husband’s own testimony, that in 1916, after eighteen years of lawful marital cohabitation, he was discharged from his position as a railroad conductor on the charge of drinking while on duty. He…