Melton v. Fitch
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from Greene Circuit Court. — Hon. W. D. Hubbard, Judge. (1) There is no question but Joseph W. Melton was at the time of his death seized of the premises in question, had his mansion house thereon and there lived with his family, and that the defendant, Francis Watson, is his widow, and that Melton is the common source of title.
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Appeal from Greene Circuit Court. — Hon. W. D. Hubbard, Judge. (1) There is no question but Joseph W. Melton was at the time of his death seized of the premises in question, had his mansion house thereon and there lived with his family, and that the defendant, Francis Watson, is his widow, and that Melton is the common source of title. The seizure of Melton at the time of his death and actual residence upon the premises is sufficient under the law to confer upon his widow dower, and until dower assigned the right to the exclusive possession of said premises as her quarantine both under the…
1Opinion of the CourtBurgess, J.
This is an action by plaintiffs, heirs of Joseph W. Melton, deceased, against their mother, Frances Watson, Nancy Fitch, and George Fitch, her husband, for the purpose of having the dower of the defendant Frances, as the widow of Joseph W. Melton, deceased, admeasured and set off to her in the following described tracts of land in Greene county, to wit: The northeast quarter of the southeast quarter and the southeast quarter of the southeast quarter of section 27, township 30, range 20, upon the south forty of *286which said Joseph resided' at the time of his decease in January, 1863.
Frances…
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