Telford v. Boggs

Citations

• 63 Ill. 498

Syllabus

<p>Widow—election to take other property in lien of specific articles allowed her. In this case the specific property given by statute to the widow of a deceased person was regularly appraised, together with the other property of the estate, and she executed a written relinquishment as to such allowance and elected to take other property, equal in value thereto, at its appraised value, which she received. After the sale of the property relinquished she sued the administrator for a larger allowance, and recovered: Held] that there was no basis in law for the recovery, the proceedings under which the personal property was set apart to the widow being regular, and the evidence failing to impeach the conduct of the appraisers or administrator for fraud, and thatshe was concluded by her election.</p>