Jones v. Powell
New York Court of Chancery
THE bill, filed the 27th of July, 1820, stated, among otjigr t]jjagS) the plaintiff, as widow of her first husband, Robert Ludlow, was entitled to dower in the real estate of which he died seised, on the 30th of March, 1798, being lands in Newburgh, and elsewhere.
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THE bill, filed the 27th of July, 1820, stated, among otjigr t]jjagS) the plaintiff, as widow of her first husband, Robert Ludlow, was entitled to dower in the real estate of which he died seised, on the 30th of March, 1798, being lands in Newburgh, and elsewhere. Thai R. L., by his will, dated March 1, 1798, devised to Daniel Ludlow, and Francis Lewis, jr. the lot of land in Newburgh, on which the testator then lived, with the houses, &c. in trust, to sell the same, and to divide the monies arising from the sale, equally, between his wife and children; and the plaintiff was appointed…
1Opinion of the Court
The Chancellor.
The original right of the plaintiff to her dower in the premises, as they were owned and enjoyed by her husband, at his death, is not disputed. The only question is, whether she be not barred of that right by the lapse of time, or by the acceptance of a collateral satisfaction in lieu of it.
1. It was upwards of twenty years between the time that the plaintiff removed from the premises, in which her dower is claimed, and the filing of the bill. Her removal was a voluntary act, after she had occupied these premises for upwards of two years, subsequent to her husband’s death. But…
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