Silverman v. Lerner

TILLMAN PEARSON, Judge.

The appellant claimed dower as the common-law wife of Julius Lee Silverman, deceased. Silverman died testate on February 20, 1962, remembering the appellant in his will of February 6, 1962, but he failed to describe the appellant as his wife. Being dissatisfied with the portion of the estate left her under the will, she filed an election to take dower. Objections to the election were filed and upon trial of the issue before the County Judge at the conclusion of the petitioner’s case, the court granted the motion of the respondent-appellee to dismiss *322the petition of the…