Ball v. Schaffer

This was a petition in the circuit court of Marshall county, brought by Lenora Schaffer, widow of George Schaffer, for an assignment of dower in a certain lot in Henry. George Schaffer died seized of the premises, and appellant, who was made defendant to the petition, .acquired title under an administrator’s sale. A decree was rendered in the circuit court that petitioner was entitled to dower in the premises, and commissioners were appointed to assign dower. The commissioners reported that the premises were not susceptible of division without manifest prejudice to the parties in interest.…