Shields v. Hunt

Van Fleet, V. C.

This is a bill for an account. The complainant bases her right to the decree she asks on the ground that she is a dowress, -and, as such, is entitled to a share of certain rents which the defendant has received as the representative of her husband. The following are the material facts: The complainant is the widow *486of Thomas Shields, who died on the 28th of September, 1880,. leaving a will. The complainant, with others, interposed a caveat' against the probate of the will, but, after a hearing, it was admitted to probate on the 24th of January, 1881. The will made provision for…