In re the Estate of Castle

Citations

• 25 Haw. 38
• 1919 Haw. LEXIS 8

Syllabus

<p>Dower.</p> <p>Under Sec. 2977 R. L. 1915 tbe widow is entitled to one-third part of the movable effects in possession or reducible to possession of her husband at the time of his death after the payment of his just debts.</p> <p>Same.</p> <p>The term “movable effects in possession or reducible to pos: session” is less comprehensive than the phrase “personal property.”</p> <p>Same — life insurance.</p> <p>The proceeds of policies of insurance upon the life of the husband which were made payable to his executors, administrators or assigns and collected by them subsequently to his death were not his movable effects in possession or reducible to possession at the time of his death and the widow possesses no dower right therein.</p>