Henderson v. Chaires
Supreme Court of Florida
Appeal from the Circuit Court for Leon county. Judge McClellan, of the First Circuit, sat in the place of Mr. Justice Raney, disqualified. The facts of the case are stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the Court
Maxwell, C. J.:
Mrs. M. M. Chaires, the widow of Chas. P. Chaires, deceased, filed her petition in the Circuit Court of Leon county for dower in certain lands described in the petition, and for one-half share of the personal property of her said husband. Notice in compliance with the statute was served upon appellants, as executors of Chas. P. Chaires, and they filed a plea in the following words : “That in the lifetime of the said Chas. P. Chaires, and while the said Martha was his wife, she, the said Martha, willingly and without his consent, left the said Chas. P. of her own accord and went…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Barney v. FrownerSupreme Court of Alabama · 1846
- Charlotte A. Parish v. Harvey W. Ellis and WifeSupreme Court of the United States · 1842
- Executors of Green v. GreenSupreme Court of Alabama · 1838
- Chaires v. ShepardSupreme Court of Florida · 1857
3Cited by8 opinions
- Mercer v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1898
- Henderson v. ChairesSupreme Court of Florida · 1895
- Catlett v. ChestnutSupreme Court of Florida · 1930
- Reddick v. MeffertSupreme Court of Florida · 1893
- Stokely v. ConnorSupreme Court of Florida · 1920
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