Legal Opinion
Ferry v. Spokane, Portland & Seattle Railway Co.
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided April 10, 1922No. 177PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice McKenna
By a bill filed in the District Court of the United States for the District of Oregon, appellant asserted a dower right in one-half part of certain land in possession of the Railway Company.
The bill was dismissed on motion of the Railway Company and the Company was awarded judgment for costs. On appeal by the complainant in the suit, the judgment was affirmed. Against the affirmance this appeal is prosecuted.
The law of Oregon provides, “ The widow of every deceased person shall be entitled to dower, or the use, during her natural life, of one-half part of all the lands whereof her husband…
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