The assignment executed by the decedent's widow of all of her claim, right, title and interest in and to her husband's estate includes within its scope the exemption of $1,000, to which she was entitled under subdivision 4 of section 200 of the Surrogate's Court Act. The said exemption vested in her upon her husband's death (Crawford v. Nassoy, 173 N.Y. 163; Matter of Macneal, 174...
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