Kennedy v. Nedrow
Supreme Court of the United States
This was an action of dower in 250 acres of land in Lancaster county, brought by Anne Kennedy, widow, who was the wife of Richard Johnson, deceased, against Thomas Nedrow and Anne, his wife, Catharine Wistar, and Rebecca Martin.
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This was an action of dower in 250 acres of land in Lancaster county, brought by Anne Kennedy, widow, who was the wife of Richard Johnson, deceased, against Thomas Nedrow and Anne, his wife, Catharine Wistar, and Rebecca Martin. The tenant pleaded, 1st, a special plea, “ that Richard Johnson, the husband, on the 12th of August 1767, made his will, and thereby devised a moiety of 500 acres of land to his wife, the demandant, in fee ; which devise was in lieu of dower : and 2dly, they pleaded “ That the demandant had sued out a writ of 'partition against the tenants, for making partition of the…
1Opinion of the Court
and now the Chief J ustiee delivered the opinion of the court to the following effect:—
McKean, Chief Justice.
Two questions have been made on this record, in the discussion of which, the law relating to the subject has been exhausted : The first is, “ Whether the devises to the demandant in the will of Richard Johnson, shall be deemed a satisfaction of her dower?” And the second is, “ Whether, by the action of partition brought by the demand-ant, wherein it is acknowledged that the moiety out of which dower is now claimed, belonged to the tenants, she is not stopped from resovering in this…
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