Cox v. Spears

Opinion of the Court by

Judge Sampson

Reversing.

Mrs. Nancy Cox, widow, now about fifty years of age, has been twice married, both of her husbands being dead. At the death of her first husband she was assigned dower from his landed estate, upon which she continued to re*364side. Later on she married John Cox and removed with him some miles, where they took np their residence-on land owned by Cox. Some time thereafter Cox died the owner of lands from which the widow was assigned dower. She had some children by her first husband. She decided to return to her old home where dower was assigned her in…