Dawson v. Mays

Appellee’s intestate, John Dawson, came to his death on or about June 20, 1921, near the city of Helena, in Phillips County, where lie resided. He lived on a houseboat, and his partially decomposed body was found in the boat. Letters of administration on the estate were, issued to appellee by the probate court of Phillips County, and appellant, claiming to be the widow of said decedent, presented her petition for allotment of dower and for other allowances authorized by statute for the benefit of a widow. The probate court denied the claim of dower and other allowances, and, on appeal to the…