Tassi

Plaintiff Marjorie Tassi brought this action upon the death of her husband to recover from defendants one-half of various properties on the ground that these properties were gifts of community property made by her husband without her consent. She appeals from the judgment which held that 73 per cent of the property was her husband’s separate property at the time of the transfers. Defendants Edwin and Alma Tassi appeal from that portion of the judgment which held that plaintiff was not required “to elect to take either the said three trustee accounts specified for her or her one-half interest in the total of the community property . . .”

Plaintiff Marjorie and decedent Harold Tassi were married on January 31, 1942, and lived together until Harold died on February 19, 1953. At the time of the marriage decedent owned a wholesale meat business which he had purchased in 1938 for $400 or $500. The book value of the business at the time of Harold’s marriage was $14,519.95.

After the marriage plaintiff continued to work for about 10 months, and thereafter worked part time in her husband’s business. The company account books contained an entry in 1943 indicating an additional investment…