Estate of Anderson

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania March 21, 1898

Estate of Anderson, 185 Pa. 174 (Pa. 1898)

39 A. 818; 1898 Pa. LEXIS 688

Dean, Fell, Green, McCollum, Sterrett

Opinion of the Court

Per Curiam,

There is no merit in this appeal. In Crozier’s Appeal, 90 Pa. 384, this Court held that “ the right given by statute to a *176widow to elect not to take under her husband’s will is purely personal, and in the event of her death without having exer- • cised said right her heirs or personal representatives cannot make the election.” That principle rules this case.

Decree affirmed and appeal dismissed at appellant’s costs..

Reference

Full Case Name: Estate of Eber Anderson, Appeal of E. W. Mosteller, Administrator of Margaret Anderson
Cited By: 4 cases
Status: Published
Syllabus: Decedents' estates — Widow's election to take against husband's will. The right given by statute to a widow to elect not to take under, her husband’s will is purely personal, and in the event of her death, without having exercised such right, her heirs or personal representatives cannot make the election : Crozier’s Appeal, 90 Pa. 384.