Van Dorn v. Van Dorn

3 N.J.L. 698
Supreme Court of New Jersey·Decided September 15, 1810·Published

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.

Cited in Coxe v. Higbie 6 Halst. 395; Chiswell v. Morris, 1 McC. 101;

Barnett v. Griffith, 12 C. E Gr. 206.

Approved Wheeler v. Kirtland, 12 C. E Gr. 534.

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