Laberee v. Root

Citations

• 87 Wash. 146

Syllabus

<p>Wills—Revocation—Marriage — Statutes — Application. Rem. & Bal. Code, § 1323, providing that if, after making any will, the testator shall marry and the wife shall be living at the time of the death of the testator, the will shall be deemed revoked unless provision shall have been made for her in the will or by marriage settlement, applies to a will made by a woman, in view of Id., § 1340, providing that words importing the masculine gender only may be extended to females also when such construction shall be necessary.</p> <p>Same. Under Rem. & Bal. Code, § 1323, providing that if, after making any will, the testator “shall marry,” etc., the will shall be deemed revoked, a will made by a testatrix who was a married woman at the time the will was made is revoked by a subsequent marriage.</p>