Mewes v. Mewes
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Appeal from Arkansas Chancery Court; John M. Elliott, Chancellor; 1. The evidence clearly shows that the $6,600 in the Home Bank of DeWitt belong-s to the estate of J. J. Mewes, and his widow, therefore, is entitled to one-third of it as her dower.
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Appeal from Arkansas Chancery Court; John M. Elliott, Chancellor; 1. The evidence clearly shows that the $6,600 in the Home Bank of DeWitt belong-s to the estate of J. J. Mewes, and his widow, therefore, is entitled to one-third of it as her dower. It is clear from the evidence that the true consideration which J. J. Mewes wa-s to receive for his interest in the lands was $25 per acre, aggregating $7,000. The rule is that the true consideration may be shown by parol, no matter what consideration is recited in the deed. This can be shown by direct testimony, and also by the facts and…
1Opinion of the CourtWood, J.
This suit was instituted by the appellants, the widow and certain heirs of J. J. Mewes, deceased, against the Home Bank of DeWitt and M. J. F. Mewes, to restrain the bank from paying over to M. J. F. Mewes the sum of $6,600 on deposit in said bank, and to have M. J. F. Mewes account to them and to recover of him the dower interest of the widow and the interest of the heirs in the funds, alleging that the same was the property of the estate of J. J. Mewes, deceased. They alleged, in short, that J. J. Mewes had contracted to sell 960 acres of land to one Tindall at the sum of $27.50 per acre,…
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- St. Louis & North Arkansas Railroad v. CrandellSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1905
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- Vaugine v. TaylorSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1856
- Carwell v. DennisSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1912
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