Brown v. . McLean

It being admitted that the plaintiff has received the present cash value of her dower interest in the unencumbered land and that the estate of her husband is insolvent, the only question presented here is what is the status of her claim for reimbursement for the value of her dower interest in the encumbered land sold under mortgage signed by her — that is, is her claim preferred as against the claims of unsecured creditors and is she entitled to priority in payment out of the proceeds from the sale of unencumbered land to make assets?

'Where a husband with the joinder of his wife has conveyed…