Jameson v. Jameson
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Appeal from Columbia Circuit Court; C. W. Smith, Judge; STATEMENT BY THE COURT. T. N. Jameson died in August, 1912, leaving him surviving his widow, the appellee, but no children. He -disposed of his estate by will, which was duly probated, naming the appellants herein as executors.
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Appeal from Columbia Circuit Court; C. W. Smith, Judge; STATEMENT BY THE COURT. T. N. Jameson died in August, 1912, leaving him surviving his widow, the appellee, but no children. He -disposed of his estate by will, which was duly probated, naming the appellants herein as executors. His estate consisted of household and kitchen furniture, other personal property, and a little over $3,000 in cash, a lot in the town -of Magnolia, upon which he lived, as his homestead, and 401 acres -of other lands. • He directed his executors to provide for the support and maintenance of his wife, the appellee,…
1Opinion of the Court
Kirby, J.,
(after stating the facts). It is contended for appellants that when appellee elected not to take under her 'husband’s will, that she was only entitled to dower in his estate, and not to any of the allowances made by statute to the widows of deceased persons. The statutes provide that if land be devised or a pecuniary or other provision made for a woman by will in lieu of dower in his estate, and not to any of the allowances made bequest or be endowed of the lands of her husband, and that if her 'husband shall devise any portion of his real estate to his wife, it shall be taken in…
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