Linton v. Crosby
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Clapton Cvrouit Court. This is an action for the' admeasurement of the dower of plaintiff in the lands of her deceased husband. . By the judgment of the Circuit Court it was declared that, plaintiff was entitled, as her dower interest, to one-half of the lands, and referees were appointed to admeasure it. From this judgment defendants appeal. The facts of the case appear in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtBeck, J.
I. The petition alleges that plaintiff is the w. low of John Linton, who died seized of certain lands in th u State; that he left no child or children surviving him; that he u‘.vised all the lands to his brothers and sisters; that the will x-as been admitted to probate, and that the plaintiff lias refused to accept under the will, and has not relinquished her dower i.x the property. The plaintiff claims as dower one-half of the lands, and prays for relief accordingly.
The defendants, answering, admit the marriage of plaintiff with deceased, and that no issue was born to them, but allege that…
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