Colvin v. Reed
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Error to the Court of Common Pleas of Bedford county. This was an amicable action of debt, instituted November 19th 1866, between John P. Reed, administrator of James Taylor, deceased, plaintiff, and William Colvin, defendant. The facts agreed upon in a case stated were as follows:— James Taylor, the decedent, was married to Susanna 0. Taylor on the 12th of May 1857. He then resided in Bedford county, and his wife in Allegheny city, Pennsylvania.
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Error to the Court of Common Pleas of Bedford county. This was an amicable action of debt, instituted November 19th 1866, between John P. Reed, administrator of James Taylor, deceased, plaintiff, and William Colvin, defendant. The facts agreed upon in a case stated were as follows:— James Taylor, the decedent, was married to Susanna 0. Taylor on the 12th of May 1857. He then resided in Bedford county, and his wife in Allegheny city, Pennsylvania. Shortly after-wards they went to Iowa and returned in the following July. Mrs. Taylor went to the house of her brother-in-law in Allegheny city. It…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered, November 14th 1867, by
Agnew, J.
— The question in the court below was, whether the dower of Susanna Taylor, wife of James Taylor, in his property in this state, was extinguished by a divorce obtained by him in the District Court of Black Hawk county, in the state of Iowa. The case stated is badly made up, but from the record and testimony of the divorce, we ascertain the following facts: James and Susanna Taylor, at the time of their marriage, in May 1857, were citizens of Pennsylvania. Shortly after their marriage they made a visit to Iowa and returned,…
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