Cox v. Matthews

This was an action by the appellees, Matthews and Tufts, against the appellants, for the recovery of the possession of certain real estate, described in the complaint. Trial by jury; verdict and judgment for plaintiffs, for an undivided half of the estate described. The defendants appeal, and ask a reversal on grounds that will be noticed.

The facts are, in brief, that in 1835, one Samuel Hall died intestate, seized of the land in controversy, leaving a widow and a daughter, Lucy Hall. Upon the death of Samuel Hall the land descended to his daughter Lucy, subject only to the widow’s dower. In…