Kesubos 10:3-4

Kesubos 10:3

(Continuing the case in mishna 10:2.) If there was potential property (such as debts to be collected), it is not counted as already in possession (in order to increase the value of the deceased’s estate). Movable property does not increase the value of the estate; there must be real estate that increases the estate’s value until it exceeds that of the two kesubos by one dinar.

Kesubos 10:4

Let’s say that a man married three wives and later died. The first wife had a kesubah of 100 zuz, the second wife’s was 200 zuz, and the third wife’s was 300 zuz, but the estate is only worth 100 zuz. In such a case, the women divide the estate evenly. If the estate is 200 zuz, the wife who is owed 100 takes 50 and the wives who are owed 200 and 300 each take three gold dinar (which equal 75 silver dinar, so it’s 50 zuz to wife #1 and 75 zuz each to wives #2 and #3). If the estate is 300 zuz, the wife who is owed 100 takes 50, the wife who is owed 200 takes 100, and the wife who is owed 300 takes six gold dinar (which equal 150 silver dinar). Similarly, if three partners contribute to a fund and it depreciates in value, they divide it in this fashion.