Gardner v. Gardner
Supreme Court of Rhode Island
Appeal from a decree of the Municipal Court of the city of Providence, exercising probate jurisdiction, dismissing for want of jurisdiction the petition of the appellant for an assignment of dower to her as the widow of Brayton Gardner, under chapter 607 of the Statutes.
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Appeal from a decree of the Municipal Court of the city of Providence, exercising probate jurisdiction, dismissing for want of jurisdiction the petition of the appellant for an assignment of dower to her as the widow of Brayton Gardner, under chapter 607 of the Statutes. It was admitted at the trial of the appeal that the appellant was the widow of Brayton Gardner, that the latter owned the lands in question during their marriage, and also that before their marriage the said Brayton and Almira Gardner entered into an agreement in the following form: — “ This indenture of two parts, made and…
1Opinion of the CourtBrayton, C. J.
This case comes to this- court by appeal from the Municipal Court of the city of Providence exercising probate jurisdiction. The appellant, Almira Gardner, made application in writing to said court, representing that she is the widow of Brayton Gardner, late of said Providence, deceased, upon whose estate said court had granted letters of administration ; that said Brayton Gardner, after his marriage to her, was seised of certain real estate lying within the state, whereof she, the said Almira, is dowable, and prayed that her dower might be assigned and set off to her out of said estates, and…
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