Lanzer v. Butt
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Appeal from Mississippi Circuit Court; Allen Hughes, Special Judge; statement by the court. This is an action of ejectment, brought by Mary C. Lanzer, Elizabeth Stovall and John J. Ledbetter against Kate Butt to recover possession of the S. W. qr. sec. 22, T. 15, R. 12 E., in Mississippi County, Arkansas. Plaintiffs Mary C. Lanzer and Elizabeth Stovall claim title through their mother, Mary C. Garrison.
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Appeal from Mississippi Circuit Court; Allen Hughes, Special Judge; statement by the court. This is an action of ejectment, brought by Mary C. Lanzer, Elizabeth Stovall and John J. Ledbetter against Kate Butt to recover possession of the S. W. qr. sec. 22, T. 15, R. 12 E., in Mississippi County, Arkansas. Plaintiffs Mary C. Lanzer and Elizabeth Stovall claim title through their mother, Mary C. Garrison. Ledbetter deraigns title to an undivided one-half (1-2) interest from Mrs. Lanzer and Stovall by deeds. Mary A. Garrison (mother of Mrs. Lanzer and Stovall) died in 1878, leaving surviving her…
1Opinion of the Court
Wood, J.,
(after stating the facts.) The law concerning the conveyance of the real estate of married women at the time the deed in controversy was executed is as follows:
“A married woman may convey her real estate, or any part thereof, by deed of conveyance executed by herself and her husband, and acknowledged and certified in the manner hereinafter prescribed.
“The conveyance of any real estate by any married woman, or the relinquishment of dower in any of her husband’s real estate, shall be authenticated and the title passed by such married woman voluntarily appearing before the proper court…
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