Austell v. Swann
Supreme Court of Georgia
Husband and Wife. Dower. Tax. Estates. Reversions. Remainders. Mesne Profits. Year’s Support. Bfefore Judge Stewart. Fulton Superior Court. October Term, 1883. Reported in the decision
1Opinion of the Court
Hall, Justice.
The plaintiff renounced the provision made for her by the will of her late husband, and elected to take dower in the real estate of which he died seized and possessed. Dower was assigned to her both in city houses and lots, ' and in lands situated in the country. No provision was made, however, to compensate her for the income derived from the property assigned her as dower, from the death of the testator to the time when she entered on the estate. The present suit is brought to recover this income, and *281also to apportion between her and the tenants in remainder the annual…
2Cases cited2 opinions
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