Dower Rights

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• In re Est. of L. v. Hester
  158 Fla. 170· Fla.· 1946-12-03
  A widow is not entitled to dower in lands sold during her husband's lifetime by virtue of a judgment against him, as the sale extinguishes any potential dower right before it accrues.
• Bennett v. Bennett
  157 Fla. 627· Fla.· 1946-06-21
  The court held that the trial court correctly found insufficient evidence to reform the deed or void the marriage, and correctly refused an accounting.
• Duncan v. Johnson
  123 F.2d 392· 4th Cir.· 1941-11-10
  A widow's dower interest in land mortgaged by her husband is lost if the land is sold during his lifetime to satisfy the mortgage after she renounces dower. However, if the land is sold after his death, her vested dower right transfers to the surplus proceeds.
• Jones v. Fla. W. & N. R.R. Co.
  97 Fla. 813· Fla.· 1929-05-14
  This case concerns the ownership of property acquired by Joe Williams. After his death, his widow Christine occupied the property and later married James Griffis. The court determined that Christine only held a life estate, and upon her death, the property passed to Joe Williams'
• Colvin v. Enwer
  97 Fla. 48· Fla.· 1929-01-28
  A widow sought to enforce her dower rights in Florida land that had belonged to her deceased husband before his guardian sold it during his insanity. The court held that a guardian's conveyance of a lunatic's property does not extinguish the wife's dower rights unless proper proc
• Godwin v. Frances M. McKinnon as Administratrix of the Estate of J. C. McKinnon
  67 Fla. 140· Fla.· 1914-02-18
  This case involves a foreclosure action on a mortgage. The appellate court affirmed the lower court's decision, finding sufficient proof of consideration for the mortgage and rejecting the defendants' claims of fraud and lack of ownership.
• Norton Keathley v. Sewell
  62 Fla. 510· Fla.· 1911-06-01
  The Florida Supreme Court affirmed a circuit court's grant of a temporary injunction blocking the sale of estate property by an administrator de bonis non. The court found sufficient grounds to exercise equitable jurisdiction over allegations that the administrator fraudulently p
• Duncan McDougald v. Arabella Hepburn
  5 Fla. 568· Fla.· 1854-08-01
  This case concerns a widow's claim for dower in land purchased by a company through agents who took deeds in their own names. The court found that the deceased husband's interest was in shares of the company, not directly in the land, and therefore not subject to dower.