Legal Opinion
Allen v. Brandeis
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided November 17, 1928No. 8031, 8032PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POLLOCK, District Judge.
Defendant in error, plaintiff' below, was the wife of Arthur D. Brandéis of Omaha, Neb. Arthur D. Brandéis, a man of large wealth, died' testate June 10, 1916. By the laws of the state Mrs. Brandéis was entitled to receive as her dower right out of the estate a very large sum of money or property measured in money at the sum of $483,727.79. Of no part of this amount could the will of her husband deprive her without her consent. At his decease it became her interest in his estate, due and payable to her out of his estate. By the terms of his will provision was made for…
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- Borden v. JenksMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1886
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