ODEN v. RUSSELL

No. 39251.

371 P.2d 489 (1962)

Waldo T. ODEN, Administrator of the Estate of Mary C. Russell, Deceased, and Alice Doris, Plaintiffs in Error, v. O. A. RUSSELL, Executor of the Estate of W. D. Russell, Deceased, Defendant in Error.

Supreme Court of Oklahoma.

As Corrected May 2, 1962.

Rehearing Denied May 2, 1962.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Tal Oden, Altus, for plaintiffs in error.

Montgomery & Montgomery, and Hughes & Hughes, Hobart, for defendant in error.


BLACKBIRD, Vice Chief Justice.

The broad issue in this appeal is the efficacy of an election made by an incompetent widow's guardian, on her behalf, to take under the law of succession, rather than under her deceased husband's will. More specific questions are whether or not she was estopped to make such an election, and, if not, was such election revoked by the conduct of the widow's heir, after her death, or was said heir...

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