Johnson v. Johnson

The following was originally written as the majority opinion but upon the defection of one of my brethren it now becomes the dissenting opinion.

This is an appeal from an order with respect to assignment of dower entered by the Court of the County Judge for Pinellas County during the probate of a decedent’s estate.

Axel P. Johnson, while a resident and citizen of Pinellas County, Florida, died on August 28, 1967, leaving him surviving his wife, Pearl B. Johnson, three sons, and a daughter, all above age. On December 15, 1967, the eldest son, Warren A. Johnson, filed petition in the County…