Brown v. Metz

In this appeal, we must decide whether plaintiff administratrix produced evidence sufficient to support her allegations that certain bonds belonged to the estate of the decedent.

Susan Brown, daughter of Dr. Herbert Metz and administratrix of his estate, filed suit in 1988 seeking to compel the return of certain personal property to his estate. Brown alleged that her uncle, Dr. Melvin Metz, had certain bonds in his possession that did not belong to him but were the property of Herbert Metz’s estate, and that Melvin Metz “unjustly detains [the property], although Plaintiff has an immediate…