Sanders v. Wallace
Supreme Court of Alabama
Appeal from the Chancery Court of Perry. Heard before the Hon. William PI. Tayloe. The bill in this case was filed by the appellant, Jane A. Sanders, against the appellees, Thomas M. Wallace and Thomas W. Williams, to recover a dower interest in certain lands, each of the defendants owning severally a tract of land in which the dower is claimed.
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Appeal from the Chancery Court of Perry. Heard before the Hon. William PI. Tayloe. The bill in this case was filed by the appellant, Jane A. Sanders, against the appellees, Thomas M. Wallace and Thomas W. Williams, to recover a dower interest in certain lands, each of the defendants owning severally a tract of land in which the dower is claimed. The bill avers the marriage of the complainant with Greene B. Sanders, the seizin of the husband during the mai’riage, the sale of both tracts of land as one tract by the sheriff under execution, and the death of the husband. Each of the defendants…
1Opinion of the Court
COLEMAN, J. —
The appellant filed the present bill to recover a dower interest in certain lands, which were sold under execution against her husband in his lifetime, and which were purchased at the execution sale by Pleasants and Gates. The bill shows, that after their purchase, the lands were sold to the respondents, a part to Thomas M. Wallace, and a different part to Thomas W. Williams. The bill avers marriage, seizin in fee by the husband during marriage, sale under execution, and purchase as above stated, and the death of the husband. It would seem on principle and authority that the…
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