Rogers v. Grider

Judge Nicholas

delivered the Opinion of the Court. — Judge Underwood did not sit in this case.

Robert Moore conveyed a tract of land adjoining the town of Bowlinggreen, to his son-inl-aw and daughter, Martin Grider and wife, which was afterwards sold, under executions against Grider, in his life time, and Rogers became the purchaser. After Grider’s death, Mrs. Grider filed her bill against Rogers, claiming, first, the whole of the land ; and if she was not entitled to that, then one moiety, to be allotted to her in severalty, and dower out of the other moiety. The circuit, court, considering…