Flowers v. Flowers

Simmons, Justice.

1. The widow of John Y. Flowers applied for dower, and the commissioners appointed to assign dower made their report assigning to the applicant certain lands. A traverse was entered by George N. Flowers, upon the ground that John Y. was not seized and possessed at the time of his death of the land out of which the dower had been assigned, but that he (George N.) was the owner. George N. claimed the land under a deed made to him by John Y. in August, 1875, the consideration expressed in the deed being $5,500. Upon the trial of the issue thus made, George N. offered to testify…