Smith v. Fuller
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Pottawattamie District Court.— Hon. N. W. Macy, Judge. Action in equity to establish plaintiff’s dower in certain lands, of which one Frank Smith died seised. The trial court dismissed plaintiff’s petition, and she appeals.—
1Opinion of the CourtHeemer, J.
One Frank E. Smith at one time owned the lands in controversy. He sold a tract to defendant Eichards in the year 1888, and in the conveyance described himself as an unmarried man. In the years 1890 and 1891 he sold tracts to defendant Griffith, his wife, Anna, joining in the conveyance. In the year 1899 he sold other tracts to defendants Fuller and Grobe, and in the conveyance described himself as a widower. Plaintiff claims that she married Smith in the year 1875; that she was never divorced from him, was his lawful widow at the time of his death; and that she never released her dower…
2Cases cited27 opinions
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- Johnson v. JohnsonIllinois Supreme Court · 1885
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- Sneathen v. SneathenSupreme Court of Missouri · 1891
- Badger v. . BadgerNew York Court of Appeals · 1882
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