Gay v. J. Exum & Co.

The appellant argues and contends that the mortgagor lost bis right to redeem the lands involved herein prior to his death and therefore the widow’s right to dower in the equity of redemption was lost when the husband ceased to have ah enforceable right to redeem the property. G.S. 1-47 (4).

In this jurisdiction a widow has the common-law right of dower. G.S. 30-4. And subject to the provisions of the above statute with respect to certain conduct on the part of a married woman which may be pleaded in bar of any action to have dower allotted, “every married woman, upon the death of her husband…