Dawson v. Torre
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Before Shipp, J., Charleston, January, 1919. Action by Mary S. Dawson against Thomas Della Torre and Arthur Bynah’ as-executors, &c., under the will of John B. Dawson, deceased, and others. From order sustaining a demurrer to the complaint, the plaintiff appeals.
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Before Shipp, J., Charleston, January, 1919. Action by Mary S. Dawson against Thomas Della Torre and Arthur Bynah’ as-executors, &c., under the will of John B. Dawson, deceased, and others. From order sustaining a demurrer to the complaint, the plaintiff appeals. The decree referred to follows: This is an action for recovery of dower in certain property now owned by thé several grantees and devisees of plaintiff’s deceased husband, from whom she has been granted a divorce a vincule matrimonii by a Court of general jurisdiction in the State of Maryland, where the plaintiff and her husband were…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
Mr. Justice Eraser.
The case contains the following statement:
“This is an appeal from an order sustaining a demurrer to the complaint and dismissing the complaint.
“The summons was served on December 15, 1917. The complaint is for dower in lands in South Carolina, and alleges that the plaintiff-appellant, Mary S. Dawson, was married to the late Dr. John E. Dawson at Baltimore, Md., on December 24, 1894, Dr. Dawson being and having been for many years a resident of Charleston, S. C., and the plaintiff and her husband, after the marriage, resided in…
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