Ater v. Simpkins

The petition states a cause of action for the assignment of dower and one-third of the rents and profits since February 23, 1906, of certain lands of which the plaintiff’s husband, Boland Ater, died seized.

The answer states that Boland Ater died February 12, 1895, that no claim or demand for dower was made until the date of the filing of the petition on March 19, 1917, and that plaintiff’s cause of action is barred by the statute of limitations. There is a further allegation that since February 12, 1895, defendant and his predecessors have held open and notorious possession, adverse to that…