In re the Estate of Bowker

Delehanty, S.

Deceased died leaving a will executed after August 31, 1930. In respect of it, therefore, there was by virtue of section 18 of the Decedent Estate Law a right of election reserved to bis widow who survived him. His will was admitted to probate on December 29,1933. In the probate proceeding a special guardian was appointed for the widow on an allegation in the petition that she was probably mentally incompetent though not judicially declared so to be. The special guardian found no objection to the probate.

In May, 1935, about seventeen months after the probate decree was entered,…