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MATTER OF ESTATE OF LORENZO

No. 5991.

602 P.2d 521 (1979)

In the Matter of the ESTATE of Manuel F. LORENZO, Deceased.

Supreme Court of Hawaii.

November 5, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William J. Rosdil, Hilo (Carlsmith, Carlsmith, Wichman & Case, Hilo, of counsel), for respondent-appellant.

William S. Chillingworth, Hilo (Nakamoto, Yoshioka & Chillingworth, Hilo, of counsel), for petitioner-appellee.

Before RICHARDSON, C.J., and KOBAYASHI, OGATA, MENOR and KIDWELL, JJ.

RICHARDSON, Chief Justice.

Respondent-appellant Olive Lorenzo appeals from a jury verdict barring her dower interest in favor of petitioner-appellee, the executor of the estate of Manuel P. Lorenzo.

We reverse the judgment and remand the case.

On July 21, 1972, appellee filed a petition to probate the estate of Manuel P. Lorenzo. The petition provided that the deceased left no spouse. On October 5, 1972, the...

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