Summers v. Donnell

Robert E. Donnell died in Sumner county, leaving' his widow surviving him. The only real estate owned by him was a store-house in Gallatin. His widow dissented from his will, and applied to the County Court for dower, which' was allotted to her. The house not being divisible, her dower assigned was the one-third of the house and lot. The yearly rental value of the house and lot is about $500, and the market value of the house and lot is from $2,500 to $3,000.

*566After dower was allotted the executor filed his bill, suggesting the insolvency of the estate and praying for a sale of the house and…