Stilson v. Stilson
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Bill in Equity to enjoin the respondent against prosecuting a claim for dower; brought to the Superior Court in Fairfield County. The following facts were found by the court:— The respondent was married to Anan Stilson, the deceased, on the 1st of November, 1855, and the following year Florence Stilson was born, the issue of the marriage.
Read the full summary
Bill in Equity to enjoin the respondent against prosecuting a claim for dower; brought to the Superior Court in Fairfield County. The following facts were found by the court:— The respondent was married to Anan Stilson, the deceased, on the 1st of November, 1855, and the following year Florence Stilson was born, the issue of the marriage. In August, 1865, in the Superior Court for Fairfield County, the respondent was divorced from the said Anan on her petition on the ground of desertion, without any alimony being claimed or allowed. The petition stated other grounds of divorce and contained a…
1Opinion of the CourtLoomis, J.
The question arising in this case on the facts found, is, whether the respondent, Georgiana Stilson, is entitled to dower in the estate of Anan Stilson, from whom she was divorced in 1865, and who died in 1874.
In order to determine whether dower is due or not courts of equity .will always follow the rules of courts of law. Maybury v. Brien, 15 Peters, 21.
The statute relative to dower which was in force at the time of the-death of Mr. Stilson, provided that “every married woman, living with her husband at the time of his death, or absent from him by his consent, or by his default, or by…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Martin's Heirs v. MartinSupreme Court of Alabama · 1853
- Mayburry v. BrienSupreme Court of the United States · 1841
- Alling v. ChatfieldSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1875
3Cited by4 opinions
- Brown's Appeal From ProbateSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1899
- Hall v. PiersonSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1893
- Feldon v. LongPennsylvania Court of Common Pleas · 1945
- Feldon v. LongConnecticut Superior Court · 1945