· 4/15/1872
Booth v. Stebbins
Citations
- 47 Miss. 161
Syllabus
<p>1. Dower — bequest no bar unless so expressed. — A bequest of personal estate to tbe widow, not expresly in lieu of her legal share of the real estate, is not a bar to dower; and in such case no renunciation by the widow is necessary to entitle her to dower.</p>
Judges: Peyton
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