Edwards v. Edwards

Plaintiff in error filed her bill in chancery in the circuit court of Massac county seeking to have her dower assigned in certain lands described in the bill of complaint, of which her deceased husband, John T. Edwards, had been seized during their marriage. The bill sets out in detail the marriage of plaintiff in error with said Edwards, his ownership of the lands, his death, intestate, and other facts which are sufficient to show her dower interest in the lands in question but for an agreement entered into after the marriage, which was as follows:

“Articles oe Agreement.

“This indenture, made…