Harmon v. Peery

Hezekiah Harmon died in 1921 and in 1922 his widow, Dorlds Harmon, instituted this suit to have her dower assigned to her in a tract of land containing 201 acres, in which her husband was seized of an estate of inheritance during the coverture. The decrees complained of denied the relief prayed for and the case is before us on an appeal.

The bill alleges that Hezekiah Harmon, during his-lifetime, and subsequent to his marriage with complainant, became heavily indebted, and judgments being obtained against him, a chancery suit was instituted to enforce the liens of the judgments; that the tract…