McLeod v. McLeod
Supreme Court of Alabama
Bill for Doiaer Interest. Appeal from Barbour Chancery Court. Heard before Hon. L. D. Gardner. Bill by Julia McLeod against Sallie E. McLeod, administratrix, and others, to impress the proceeds of the sale of certain lands, so far as her husband’s share appeared, with the dower interest therein. Prom a, judgment overruling demurrers to the bill respondents appeal.
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Bill for Doiaer Interest. Appeal from Barbour Chancery Court. Heard before Hon. L. D. Gardner. Bill by Julia McLeod against Sallie E. McLeod, administratrix, and others, to impress the proceeds of the sale of certain lands, so far as her husband’s share appeared, with the dower interest therein. Prom a, judgment overruling demurrers to the bill respondents appeal. Dower arises by operation of law and not by force of any contract express or implied between husband and wife, and the husband having conveyed his interest in the estate, and being still in life when the estate was sold for…
1Opinion of the CourtMayfield, J.
One William McLeod had ten children — one son, James, and nine daughters. The son accumulated quite a large estate, and died intestate, single, and without issue. The father, therefore, under our statute as it was at the death of the son, inherited an *656undivided one-half interest in the land of the intestate son, and the nine sisters the other half, in equal shares, thus creating the relation of tenants in common among the father and his nine daughters. Before administration of the son’s estate, the father conveyed his one-half interest in the estate to his daughters, the other tenants in…
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