Van Dorn v. Van Dorn

3 N.J.L. 697
CourtSupreme Court of New Jersey
DecidedSeptember 15, 1810
StatusPublished

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Bluebook
Van Dorn v. Van Dorn, 3 N.J.L. 697 (N.J. 1810).

Opinion

The Court were unanimously of opinion, that the widow could recover no more than the value of the third part of the land at the time of alienation; that the improvement since the sale by the husband, was not a subject of dower, and that the same rule was also to govern in the assessment of damages.

Judgment for the demandant accordingly.

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