Garris' Heirs v. Garris
Court of Appeals of Kentucky
Error to the Muhlenbukg County Court. Dower. Case 120. Gase staled. County Courts have no jurisdiction lo try contested c.L.ims lo dower. They may-assign dower when the claim of the widow to dower is noteontesied, hut in no oilier case: (4 Bibb, 462; 1 J.J, Marshall, 105; ante 232.)
1Opinion of the Court
Judge Simpson
delivered tlie opinion of the Court.
The Muhlenburg County Court, upon the application of the defendant in error, appointed Commissioners to allot her dower in the landed estate of Sikes Garris, whose widow she represented herself to be. The Commissioners so appointed, proceeded to assign dower, and returned a report, which was quashed, as the order states, for errors apparent on its face. At a subsequent Court the same Commissioners made another report containing an allotment of dower to the applicant, which was approved of and ordered to be recorded.
These proceedings were all…
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