Smith v. Estate of Marmer

PEARSON, TILLMAN, Chief Judge.

Evelyn Smith, who is an heir of Albert Marmer, deceased, appeals a final judgment for dower. The only question involved is whether the County Judge erred in basing the amount of dower on the gross value of stock held in a marginal brokerage account. This account was subj ect to a marginal indebtedness which, if deducted from the value of the stocks, would have reduced the estate subject to dower by approximately $35,000.00.

The existence of the marginal account, its value and the debit balance were not contested and the judgment was entered upon the pleadings…