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· 3/15/1899

Middleton v. Claughton

Citations

  • 77 Miss. 131

Syllabus

<p>Descent and Distribution. Homestead. Widow's vendee. Partition. Code 1892, 1 1553.</p> <p>Tlie provision that the homestead shall not be partitioned among the widow and children of a deceased owner without the widow’s consent (code 1892,, § 1553), confers a purely personal right upon the widow, which does not pass to a grantee of her interest in the property.</p>

Judges: Woods

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