Sprinkle v. . Spainhour
Supreme Court of North Carolina
ActioN beard before Gouncill, jury trial being waived by consent, September Term, 1908, of Eorsytb, upon petition for dower, commenced before the Clerk, and transferred to term of court. Tlie Court upon tbe facts admitted gave judgment against the plaintiff, who appealed. The facts are stated in the opinion of the Court.
1Opinion of the CourtBiiown, J.
The plaintiff claims dower as the widow of J. IT. Sprinkle, having been his second wife. The defendants claim the land as the heirs at law of S. E. V. Sprinkle, the first wife of J. H. Sprinkle.
The land in controversy was the property of Washington Payne, and descended to his heirs at law, S. E. V. Sprinkle, P. W. Payne and others. These heirs at law, on the same day, 12 January, 1887, executed deeds to each other. These deeds were evidently executed to effect a voluntary partition of the land, and while inartificially drawn, they were not intended to change the character of the estate of the…
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