Petridge v. Kolderup

Citations

• 47 Wash. 77
• 91 P. 634
• 1907 Wash. LEXIS 713

Syllabus

<p>Wills—Revocation—Marriage-—Husband and Wife—Statutes— Construction. The will of a feme sole is revoked by her marriage if her husband survives her, under Bal. Code, § 4598, so providing as to a man whose wife survives, and Bal. Code, § 4615, providing that words importing the masculine gender may be extended to females, when such construction is necessary, in view of our community property laws placing man and wife upon an equality as to property rights, testamentary capacity, and right of inheritance.</p>