Burton v. Mellis

Emery, Y. C.

This is a bill filed by the widow against the alienee of the husband for the assignment of -dower and for an account. The property is a small lot in Belleville, upon which at the time of the alienation by the husband there was a small frame house, adapted only for occupation by a single family, and in a poor state of repair. The property was subject to a mortgage of $1,000, to which the wife’s dower is not subject, and the purchaser paid to the husband, who owned the title, $1,000, the wife not joining in the deed. The purchase was made with knowledge of the outstanding inchoate…