New York Court of Appeals
Hannah Tobias, Respondent v. Henrietta Ketchum and Others, Appellants
March 5, 186532 N.Y. 319
Summary
The New York Court of Appeals reversed the circuit court's verdict and ordered a new trial, holding that the testator's provisions for his widow were a provision in lieu of dower and thus barred her dower claim, and that the executors were trustees vested with legal title, making the dower claim inconsistent with the will.