Remington v. Remington

Plaintiff in error, as widow of - D. D. Remington, deceased, made application for her statutory allowance as such widow. Objection thereto was made on the ground that the applicant and the decedent had entered into a con*133tract, the pertinent part of which, as concerns this case, reads as follows:

“In consideration of the foregoing statements and the covenants on the part of the party of the first part, the said party of the second part hereby waives, releases, foregoes, and disclaims all of her rights in any and all property, both real, personal and mixed, wheresoever situate, of which the…