42 Mass. 542 | Mass. | 1840
The present question depends wholly upon the construction of the deed of Isaiah Bruce, the demandant’s former husband, and upon the further question, whether she herself was bound by it. This deed was dated April 11th, 1800, by which Isaiah Bruce conveyed to Phinehas Sawyer certain estate described, not now in question, and “ also three shares, being one half, of the reversion of dower ” described; two of which are described as acquired by purchase, “ the other share as 1 had it
In the case cited from 9 Mass, the subject was very fully considered, and we think the decision quite applicable to the present case.
The court are also of opinion, that upon the decease of her husband, the demandant was restored to her right of entry, and right to an action on her own seizin. By the ancient common law, the feoffment by the husband, of the wife’s estate, operated as a discontinuance; and after his decease, she and her heirs could regain their right only by action. But this was altered by
Tenant defaulted.