Smith v. Smith

The points presented for adjudication by the record in this case are those referred to in the headnotes.

1. The first question is, if the estate of a decedent is solvent and exceeds in value the sum of five hundred dollars, is his widow, as a matter of right, absolutely entitled to a year’s support of at least that amount in value from the estate ? "Under the provisions of the Civil Code, § 3465, this question, in our opinion, must be answered in the negative. That section declares: “ The provision set apart for the family shall in no event be less than the sunr of one hundred dollars ; and if…