Brown v. Phelan

James J. Phelan died August 3, 1908, leaving an estate in excess of $1,000,000. He left a will, but it appears to have been so inartistically drawn that many of its provisions were invalid. The will was not satisfactory to the widow and on December twelfth following the death of the testator the widow brought action for admeasurement of dower and two days later brought a second action to have the will declared invalid. On March 9, 1909, the three executors and trustees under the will brought an action against the estate and others to obtain a judicial construction of the will. All three of…