Legal Opinion
Seeley's Appeal from Probate
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided May 25, 1888PublishedCited by 19 opinions
Appeal from a probate decree refusing to set out dower to the appellant in the real estate of Samuel A. Seeley, deceased; taken to the Superior Court in Fairfield County and heard before Andrews, J. Facts found and the decree appealed from reversed, and appeal to this court by the original appellees. The case is fully stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtPardee, J.
Upon her petition the appellant was divorced from Samuel A. Seeley in January, 1874. During the pend-ency of the proceeding they entered into a written agreement as follows :—:
“ Whereas unhappy differences exist between myself, the undersigned, and my husband Samuel A. Seeley; and whereas, I propose to apply for a bill of divorce from my said husband : Now this agreement witnesseth, that in consideration of the sum of five hundred dollars to me in hand paid, the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged, and in further consideration of the sum of five hundred dollars to be paid at the time the…
2Cited by19 opinions
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- Dennis v. DennisSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1896
- Mills v. MillsSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1935
- Brown v. BrownCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1927
- Maisch v. MaischSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1913
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