Chapman v. Fields

This is an application by Mrs. Fields to have dower allotted to her in the north-east quarter of section 34, township 5, range 1, west, lying in Morgan county,- and to recover rents or mesne profits.- -.- The defense relied on is, that the lands were aliened by the husband in his lifetime, and .that more than three years elapsed between -the death of the husband, Jackson Fields, and the asserted right of dower, made by this bill. The facts are - these:- Tn IX72, Mi’. Fields, by mortgage deed, conveyed the xoutlhcaxt quarter of said 'section 34, tó-secure a debt due to Reuben Chapman.- In…