Lonergan's Estate

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Simpson,

Testator died leaving a widow and collateral heirs. His estate amounted to nearly . $1,500,000, of which, under the terms of the will, the residuary legatee would have received about $900,000. The widow elected to take against the will, the effect of which was that the residuary legatee’s share was reduced about $500,000, but none of the other legatees was affected thereby. The Continental-Equitable Title & Trust Company is the executor of the will, the seventh paragraph of which provides as follows:

“Seventh. I give and bequeath to my executor the sum of $200,000…