McLeery v. McLeery

Wm. McLeery was seized of the messuage described in the writ. At his death, the tenant, who is his widow, became entitled to dower in it. Subject to lier right of dower, the estate descended to his two sons. One of the sons, the husband of the demandant, acquired his brother’s interest in the estate, thus owning the whole. At his death, his widow also became entitled to dower. Both husbands are dead, and their wives survive. Here, then, two widows are dowable in the same estate. Their respective rights were as follows: The tenant (wife of the father), having the elder title in dower, would…