PEH909

A man had wives in two different locations. From one wife, A, he had sons and daughters, while from the other, B, he had only daughters. He died in the place where wife B lived, in the presence of a son. This son inherited the estate. Wife B demanded from the son that he ensure her maintenance by leaving appropriate assets with a trustee. Furthermore, she required him to provide the dowries for the half-sisters, even if there were no funds remaining from the estate. Salomo Mendes Coutinho decided that the son's liability is limited to the assets of the estate. Then he decided on another case, the question of which is not printed. The widow B had received 300 ducats from her husband's son. She claimed it was payment for an old debt. However, the son argued that the money was intended for her maintenance. Mendes Coutinho ruled that if there were no witnesses present during the disbursement, one should believe the widow's testimony.

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1803-10-17

1804-05-11

Acohen d'Azevedo, Daniel