McVay's Estate
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 21, Oct. T., 1917, by Margaret Miller McYay, from decree of O. 0. Greene Co., June T., 1914, No: 3, refusing a decree fixing petitioner’s dower, in decedent’s real estate, in Estate of George McVay, deceased. Petition for a decree fixing the dower of a widow in the real estate of her deceased husband. Before Bat, P. J. The opinion of the Supreme Court states the facts. The court dismissed the petition. Petitioner appealed.
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Appeal, No. 21, Oct. T., 1917, by Margaret Miller McYay, from decree of O. 0. Greene Co., June T., 1914, No: 3, refusing a decree fixing petitioner’s dower, in decedent’s real estate, in Estate of George McVay, deceased. Petition for a decree fixing the dower of a widow in the real estate of her deceased husband. Before Bat, P. J. The opinion of the Supreme Court states the facts. The court dismissed the petition. Petitioner appealed. Error assigned was the decree of the court. The petitioner’s right of dower was not released under the separation agreement, which she made with her husband:…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Chief Justice Brown,
Margaret Miller McVay is the widow of George Mc-Vay, who died March 9, 1914, and this appeal is from a decree denying her the right to have her dower fixed in the real estate of which he was seized at the time of his death. Her petition for partition was dismissed, on the ground that, by articles of separation executed by her and her husband on March 28,1910, she had released all interest in his estate. In accordance with the terms of the agreement to separate, George McVay paid his wife $3,000, and his covenant was: “The said George McVay will suffer the…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Scott's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1892
- Kaiser's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1901
- Lazear v. PorterSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1879
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