Deegan's Estate

Citations

• 235 Pa. 88
• 83 A. 620
• 1912 Pa. LEXIS 503

Syllabus

<p>Decedents estates — Widow’s $5,000 preference — Constitutional law — Act of April 1, 1909, P. L. 87.</p> <p>The Act of April 1, 1909, P. L. 87, giving to widows of decedents $5,000 preference in distribution, applies not only to estates of intestates, but also to the estate of testates where the widow elects to take against the will. The act is constitutional.</p>