Johnson v. Johnson

LILES, Judge.

The County Judge refused to allow the value of Michigan property previously conveyed to be used in the admeasurement of dower to a Florida wife. Appellant here assigns this as error and we are called upon to answer the question which is one of first impression in Florida.

Dower in Florida is entirely a creature of statute. Our problem here is solely one of statutory interpretation, and it involves real property, not movable property. I find nothing in our statutes that empowers a Florida probate court to award a widow, who is not satisfied with her legacy or intestate share, not…