Gove v. Cather
Illinois Supreme Court
This was a suit in chancery, brought by the said Sarah Gather, as widow of Zenas Gather, deceased, against the said Gove and others, in the Adams Circuit Court, t° recover dower in certain real estate in the city of Quincy, called the Gather House, and damages for the detention of such dower, from the thirtieth day of September, A. D. 1858, the time of demand made.
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This was a suit in chancery, brought by the said Sarah Gather, as widow of Zenas Gather, deceased, against the said Gove and others, in the Adams Circuit Court, t° recover dower in certain real estate in the city of Quincy, called the Gather House, and damages for the detention of such dower, from the thirtieth day of September, A. D. 1858, the time of demand made. The bill is in the usual form for such purposes, showing that Gove acquired title to the premises by means of a sheriff’s deed of the same, executed by the sheriff of Adams county, to said Gove, dated August 17,1858, and founded on…
1Opinion of the CourtBreese, J.
The only question in this case is, to how much is the complainant, who sues as the widow of Zenas Gather, deceased, entitled, out of the estate of her deceased husband, in lieu of dower, the property not being susceptible of division.
Connected with this question are several others: 1, Whether the lien of the mechanics overrides the widow’s dower; 2, Whether the deed of trust to Fox, and by him assigned to the appellant, was a subsisting incumbrance on the property, including the dower estate; 3, To what extent appellant should be allowed for improvements made since his title accrued; and 4,…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Summers v. BabbIllinois Supreme Court · 1851
- Warner v. Van AlstyneNew York Court of Chancery · 1831
- Bishop v. BoyleIndiana Supreme Court · 1857
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