Wright v. Cella

Citations

• 9 Del. Ch. 188
• 85 A. 1078
• 1911 Del. Ch. LEXIS 37

Syllabus

<p>A testator owning land made a general devise of all his property to his wife, A. She survived him for twelve years, and without making a formal statutory election, or being cited to do so, possessed the land for the rest of her life and by will gave all her property generally to her daughter. Held, that there was a sufficient manifestation of the intention of A. to accept the provisions of the will made for her in lieu of dower, the former being more advantageous to her than the latter.</p>