Tassi v. Tassi
Court of Appeals of California
160 Cal. App. 2d 680 (1958)
Relevant factsFree
Mr. Tassi operated a self-owned wholesale-meat business during his marriage and transferred certain business property to his brother and others (defendants) without his wife's (plaintiff's) consent; after his death, Mrs. Tassi sued to recover half the transferred property as community property, and the trial court, using expert testimony valuing Mr. Tassi's labor at $10,000-$15,000 annually, allocated 73% of business earnings as separate property and 27% as community property.
IssueFree
Whether earnings of a spouse's business that are attributable to the business itself are considered separate property.