Kendall v. Crenshaw
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Appeal from Phillips Chancery Court; Edward D. Robertson, Chancellor; 1. The decree of divorce did not destroy the dower right. Kirby’s Dig., % 2694; 4 Barb. 192; 205 N. Y. 355; 98 N. E. 488; 30 A & E. Ann.
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Appeal from Phillips Chancery Court; Edward D. Robertson, Chancellor; 1. The decree of divorce did not destroy the dower right. Kirby’s Dig., % 2694; 4 Barb. 192; 205 N. Y. 355; 98 N. E. 488; 30 A & E. Ann. Cas. 553. The right of dower is not dependent upon the woman being the wife at the time of the husband’s- decease. 197 111. 144; 166 S. W. 547. A -divor-ce does n-ot bar dow-er. 59 Ark. ■ 441, is merely dictum. 71 Ark. 565. -Statutes should be construed liberally in favor of the wife. 131 S. W. 977; 34 L. R. A. (N. S.) 1106; 19 Oh. 'St. 502:; 2 Am. Rep. 415; 44 Ala. 437. 2. The order of…
1Opinion of the Court
McCulloch,-C. J.
This case involves the right -of'' the apellan!, Lizzie Kendall, to dower in the estate of one Bailey Kendall, wiho died in Phillips -County, Arkansas, without issue, in the year 1913, leaving an estate consist-’ • ing of certain lands which are described in the -complaint. Appellant was the wife of Bailey Kendall, but upon her compláint a divorce was granted by a court of competent jurisdiction in the State of Illinois in the year 1894. Appellee is the nearest collateral heir of-said decedent, and he challenges the right of appellant to take dower in the estate on the ground…
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