Cooley v. Cooley
New York Supreme Court
Action by the brother and sole heir at law of William H. Cooley, deceased, for the admeasurement of the dower of the defendant, widow of the decedent, in certain real estate.
1Opinion of the CourtStephens, J.
The complaint alleges that the plaintiff is the brother of William H. Cooley, deceased; that said decedent died February 20, 1913, intestate and that letters of administration upon his estate were thereafter issued to the defendant, his widow; that said William H. Cooley was at the time of his death the owner in fee and in possession of four several parcels of real estate; that the defendant, when the action was commenced, was in possession of the parcel designated number one and that the plaintiff was in possession of the other three parcels.
The answer denies that said William H. Cooley died…
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