Lewis v. . Smith
New York Court of Appeals
This action was commenced in July, 1849, for the recovery of dower in fifty acres of land, in Reading, Steuben county, which the plaintiff claimed as the widow of George Lewis, deceased. The answer set up the defences which were relied on at the trial. The cause was first tried at the Steuben circuit, in February, 1850, before Mr. Justice Johnson, without a jury. Judgment was rendered for the defendant, which was reversed and a new trial ordered by the court at general term.
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This action was commenced in July, 1849, for the recovery of dower in fifty acres of land, in Reading, Steuben county, which the plaintiff claimed as the widow of George Lewis, deceased. The answer set up the defences which were relied on at the trial. The cause was first tried at the Steuben circuit, in February, 1850, before Mr. Justice Johnson, without a jury. Judgment was rendered for the defendant, which was reversed and a new trial ordered by the court at general term. (11 Barb., 152.) The second trial was had in November, 1852, béfore the same justice. It appeared that the plaintiff…
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