Richie v. Richie

CULLEN, Commissioner.

The administrator with the will annexed of the estate of William Thomas Richie, deceased, brought action against Richie’s widow and son seeking a declaratory judgment as to the extent of the widow’s share in the real estate under the terms of the will, and as to the validity of the widow’s claim against the estate for reimbursement for amounts expended by her out of her own funds, during Richie’s last illness, for medical and nursing care. The circuit court entered judgment declaring that the widow was entitled to a one-half fee interest in the decedent’s real estate, and…