Crenshaw v. Crenshaw
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from Lincoln Circuit Court. — Hon. Edgar B. Woolfoik, Judge. (1) The elements entitling a woman to dower in Missouri are (1) a lawful marriage, (2) seizin of the husband, or of some other person to his use, during the marriage, of an estate of inheritance in the land, and (3) death of the husband prior to the death of the wife.
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Appeal from Lincoln Circuit Court. — Hon. Edgar B. Woolfoik, Judge. (1) The elements entitling a woman to dower in Missouri are (1) a lawful marriage, (2) seizin of the husband, or of some other person to his use, during the marriage, of an estate of inheritance in the land, and (3) death of the husband prior to the death of the wife. Murray v. Scully, 259 Mo. 57; 3 Words and Phrases, 2188. (2) When a divorce is granted for the fault of the husband the wife’s dower is not barred. Scales v. Scales, 65 Mo. App. 293; Murray v. Scully, 259 Mo. 57; Givens v. Marbut, 259 Mo. 223; Hunt v. Thompson,…
1Opinion of the Court
RAILEY, C.
On February 19, 1915, plaintiff filed in the circuit court of Lincoln County, Missouri, her petition for the assignment of dower in the lands of her husband, Wm. N. Crenshaw, described in the petition. The petition alleges, and the separate answer of Joel Y. Crenshaw, executor of the estate of Wm. N. Crenshaw, et ah, admits, that plaintiff and said Wm. N. Crenshaw were married in Lincoln County, Missouri, on *477December 15, 1896; that on March 28, 1898, she was, in the circuit court of said county, divorced from said Wm. N. Crenshaw; that in the trial of said divorce case, the court…
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