Mertz v. Mertz

In June, 1940, plaintiff Elizabeth Mertz, as administratrix of the estate of her mother, Mary Mertz, filed bill of complaint, asking that said estate be decreed to own a partnership interest in the commercial fishing business conducted by defendant Clarence Mertz and in the personal property connected therewith, and for an accounting as to such interest. Defendants answered, denying that the estate owned an interest in said business or property and denying plaintiff’s right to an accounting. Plaintiff appeals from a decree dismissing her bill of complaint.

Decedent Mary Mertz and her husband,…