Williams v. Sechler’s Empirical Analysis

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4 state decisions

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1. ““If the defendant had no knowledge of her rights at the time of signing the consent to the will she cannot be held to have confirmed or approved it, and her consent cannot have amounted to a legal agreement to relinquish her statutory shai'e. (Jack v. Hooker, 71 Kan. 652 , 81 Pac. 203 .) The plaintiff contends that it is not necessary for the widow to make an election where consent is given. (Hanson v. Hanson, 81 Kan. 305 , 105 Pac. 444 .) This is the general rule. There are, however, conditions under which the general rule does not aPPly; where, as" in this case, the consent is not fairly and understanding^ given, the rule has no application. In view of the fact that the defendant was requested by her husband to sign the will without knowledge of her legal rights and without explanation of the effect upon her rights to her husband’s property if she consented, we think the court was fully justified in its finding that her consent was not understanding^ given.” (p. 317.)”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Hoover v. Hoover