Bratton v. Burris
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Before WATTS, J., York, November, 1896. Petition by Detitia A. Bratton, in probate court, to have dower assigned to her out of lands now in possession of R. Walker Burris. Judgment for petitioner. • Defendant appeals. Judgment for petitioner by Circuit Court. Defendant appeals. cite: 1 Strob., 404; 28 S. C., 200; 9 Rich. Eq., 36; 38 S. C., 420; 24 S. C., 401, 594; 19 S. C., 508; 43 S. C., 178. cites: Rev. Stat., 1901; 9 Rich.
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Before WATTS, J., York, November, 1896. Petition by Detitia A. Bratton, in probate court, to have dower assigned to her out of lands now in possession of R. Walker Burris. Judgment for petitioner. • Defendant appeals. Judgment for petitioner by Circuit Court. Defendant appeals. cite: 1 Strob., 404; 28 S. C., 200; 9 Rich. Eq., 36; 38 S. C., 420; 24 S. C., 401, 594; 19 S. C., 508; 43 S. C., 178. cites: Rev. Stat., 1901; 9 Rich. Eq., 36; 28 S. C., 199; 45 S. C., 45; 16 S. C., 98.
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
Mr. Justice Gary.
The case contains the following statement of facts: “The above entitled action was commenced in the probate court of York Couuty, on the 24th day of January, 1896, by the personal service of petition on the defendant, for the purpose of having dower assigned to the petitioner in certain lands of the defendant, formerly owned by S. E. Bratton, the husband of the petitioner, in his lifetime, and by him conveyed to George Steele on the 1st day of January, 1859. That petitioner, Mrs. E. A. Brat-ton, intermarried with S. E. Bratton and…
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