Pratt v. Tefft
Michigan Supreme Court
Error to Wayne Circuit. The facts of the case are fully stated in the opinion of the Court.
1Opinion of the Court
Christiancy J.
This was an action of ejectment brought by the plaintiff below, (also plaintiff in error,) for the recovery of her dower, as the widow of William A. Pratt.
The facts are found by special verdict,. and in legal effect may be stated briefly thus: The marriage took place in this State about the year 1844. The husband of the plaintiff became seized of the premises in question in 1857, and conveyed the same to the grantor of the defendant in 1858, the plaintiff not having-joined in the deed nor since released her dower. The residence of the husband and wife continued in this State…
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