Boyd v. Hunter
Supreme Court of Alabama
Appeal from Chancery Court of Dallas. Heard before Hon. W. B. Woods. The facts upon which tlie decision is based are sufficiently stated in the opinion. There was no equity against Boyd and-Milhouse, as administrators of Hunter, because complainant was not entitled, as dower, to any portion of the rent for 18ii6. Jno. S. Hunter, before his marriage until complainant, had leased the lands for one year.
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Appeal from Chancery Court of Dallas. Heard before Hon. W. B. Woods. The facts upon which tlie decision is based are sufficiently stated in the opinion. There was no equity against Boyd and-Milhouse, as administrators of Hunter, because complainant was not entitled, as dower, to any portion of the rent for 18ii6. Jno. S. Hunter, before his marriage until complainant, had leased the lands for one year. He had conveyed his present estate in the lands, and only had an estate in reversion after the termination of the lease, at the time of his marriage ; and during the coverture he continued to…
1Opinion of the CourtB. F. Saffold, J.
The appellee, the widow of John S. Hunter, deceased, filed her bill against his administrators and the other appellants, who were in possession, to recover the rents of her dower interest. She was married on the 15th of January, 1866, and her husband died on the 30th of August, following. On the 14th of November preceding the marriage, Hunter rented his lands to McArthur & Go., for the year 1866, they paying part cash and giving their note for the remainder, due January 1st, 1867. At the close of that year, Boyd and Milhouse, the administrators, rented the same lands for 1867, to Thomas Biggs…
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