Hill v. Gregory
Mississippi Supreme Court
Hill v. Gregory, 56 Miss. 341 (Miss. 1879)
Campbell
Hill v. Gregory
Opinion of the Court
delivered the opinion of the court.
Mrs. Gregory, widow of J. A. Hill, deceased, is entitled to be endowed of her deceased husband’s share of the land of which he was a tenant in common at the time of his death; and as a means to the end of having dower assigned to her according to her rights, she is entitled to have a partition of the estate held in common by her deceased husband and co-tenants.
Decree overruling demurrer is affirmed, and cause remanded for demurrants to answer within thirty days after the mandate herein shall be filed below.
Reference
- Full Case Name
- Sallie E. Hill v. Syvilla Gregory and Husband
- Status
- Published
- Syllabus
- Partition. Estate in common. Right of widow. A widow entitled to dower in lands held by her deceased husband as a tenant in common has the right to have the common estate partitioned by a proceeding in chancery, to enable her to have her dower assigned.