Kingman v. Sparrow
New York Supreme Court
Ejectment for dower. The action was commenced in 1844, tried December, 1848, and a verdict for the plaintiff subject to the opinion of the court at general term, The facts are suffu ciently stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the Court
By the Court,
Martin, J.
At any time during the marriage, was George G. Kingman, late husband of the plaintiff, seised of an estate of inheritance of an undivided half, or any portion, of the lands described in the declaration ? Unless he was, the plaintiff can not recover
The premises, in which dower is claimed, consist of a portion of Black Rock dam, upon which mills are erected. Dower is claimed in the mills, and also in the storehouse erected upon piles in Black Rock harbor. The dam was erected by the state in 1824-5, in the bed of that part of Niagara river passing between Squaw Island and…
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