Robertson v. Robertson
Supreme Court of Alabama
Appeal from Tuscaloosa County Court. Heard before Hon. Henry B. Foster. Bill by J. W. Robertson and others against W. E. Robertson and others, for the purpose of haying dower .assigned to widow. From a decree granting relief, respondents appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtMcCLELLAN, J.
James H. Robertson died intestate in 1896. At the time of his death he possessed a *299landed estate of about 1,300 acres. There survived him a widow and several children of that union. There has not been any administration upon his estate, any indebtedness of his estate being discharged, and the personal estate being divided by agreement to which the widow and heirs and distributees were parties. On December 7, 1896, all of the heirs, except W. E. Robertson, of James H. Robertson, deceased, executed to their coheir, W. E. Robertson, a conveyance particularly describing the lands owned by the…
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