Estate of Bert B. Rapp, Deceased, Richard L. Rapp, Executor - Page 4

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             several parcels of real property, promissory notes, and                  
             shares of stock in other corporations.                                   
                  Mrs. Rapp managed the household budget and paid                     
             household expenses.  She did not take an active role in                  
             either her husband's business or his investment activities.              
             The decedent put several investments and at least one                    
             venture in his wife's name, but Mrs. Rapp played no active               
             role in their management.  The decedent was satisfied with               
             Mrs. Rapp's management of their household expenses.                      
                  In 1972, Mrs. Rapp was involved in an automobile                    
             accident.  As a result of the accident, she was in a coma                
             for 8 days, and she spent a total of 5 months in the                     
             hospital.  The accident left her with poor vision and other              
             medical problems.  After the accident, Mrs. Rapp often                   
             complained about her physical limitations.  She believed                 
             that she would never again be able to work.  The decedent                
             believed that the accident greatly affected his wife's                   
             personality and was partially to blame for some of the                   
             marital discord that the Rapps later suffered.                           
                  The decedent was not an attorney or an accountant.                  
             In conducting his business affairs, he relied on the                     
             advice of professionals.  However, he attempted to become                
             knowledgeable about the legal and tax consequences of                    







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