Carter v. Stookey
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Circuit Court of St. Clair county; the Hon. William H. Snyder, Judge, presiding. This was a bill filed by appellee, the widow of Samuel Stookey, asking the assignment of dower to her in certain real estate which her husband, owning during coverture, conveyed to appellant by deed in January, 1872. Samuel Stookey, the husband of appellee, died in September, 1875. On October 11, 1875, appellee made a demand on appellant that her dower in the premises be…
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Appeal from the Circuit Court of St. Clair county; the Hon. William H. Snyder, Judge, presiding. This was a bill filed by appellee, the widow of Samuel Stookey, asking the assignment of dower to her in certain real estate which her husband, owning during coverture, conveyed to appellant by deed in January, 1872. Samuel Stookey, the husband of appellee, died in September, 1875. On October 11, 1875, appellee made a demand on appellant that her dower in the premises be assigned. This demand was not complied with, and the bill was filed soon afterwards. The answer conceded the right of appellee…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Dickey
The first point made is, that the assessment of the value of the dower is higher than warranted by the weight of the testimony. The question of fact in dispute on that subject was as to the rental value of certain premises. Many witnesses testified on this subject, and gave opinions widely varying from each other, and in addition certain facts were proved, and among others that a certain portion of the property was, in fact, rented to a responsible tenant for $700 a year. So far as we can perceive from this record, the verdict of the jury is not so palpably against the teachings of the…
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