Estate of Lucille M. Horstmeier, deceased, Mary E. Scott, Executor - Page 13




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          did all the housework and house maintenance, as well as keeping              
          track of the couple’s finances, was corroborated by several                  
          witnesses.  However, at the time the Glenview house was purchased            
          and for over 2 years thereafter, Ms. Scott was a student and did             
          not have gainful employment.  She testified that her parents paid            
          her tuition and that she received money from them and from Ms.               
          Horstmeier.  The record does not establish what proportions came             
          from each.                                                                   
               Ms. Scott’s purported obligation to repay one-half of the               
          downpayment, or $25,000, in annual increments of $3,000 plus                 
          interest, would approximate $250 to $300 per month.  The monthly             
          mortgage payment on the Glenview house, which included taxes, was            
          $675, half of which was $337.50.  Thus, before accounting for any            
          other housing costs, such as utilities and out-of-pocket                     
          maintenance, Ms. Scott’s testimony would indicate that she had               
          assumed obligations approximating $600 per month.                            
               In 1975, within a year of the house purchase and while still            
          unemployed, Ms. Scott purchased a Porsche, obligating herself to             
          monthly payments of $140.  The record demonstrates that Ms.                  
          Scott’s living expenses were being paid from 1975 until sometime             
          in 1977 at least in part by Ms. Horstmeier.  There is no record              
          of any cash contribution toward household expenses by Ms. Scott              
          until 1979.  The record provides some support for substantial                
          contributions beginning in 1985--i.e., checks to Ms. Horstmeier              






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