Legal Opinion

Noel v. Ewing

Indiana Supreme Court

Decided May 26, 1857PublishedCited by 55 opinions

APPEAL from the Allen Court of Common Pleas.

1Opinion of the CourtStuart, J.

This cause is brought here on a reserved question. The record is made up under the 347th section of the practice act. 2 R. S. p. 116.

That question is, whether, under the act regulating descents, and the apportionment of estates, approved May 14, 1852, the widow of W. G. Ewing is entitled to one-third of her husband’s real estate in fee?

The facts and dates out of which this question arises, are briefly these:

William G. and Esther Ewing were married in Detroit, Michigan, in 1826. From their marriage till 1854, they resided in Fort Wayne. In the meantime, Mr. Ewing accumulated a large landed…

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2Cases cited13 opinions

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