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Moore v. GilliamMoore v. Gilliam

Supreme Court of Virginia
Jan 31, 1817
Reporters:
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Before:
Roane

January 30th, 1817,

Judge Roane

pronounced the Court’s opinion, as follows:

“ It does not ‍‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‍appear from the special verdict in this case, that the tract of land, the subject of controversy, was the one ‍‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‍attached to the mansion house of the Appellant’s husband at the time of his death, whereby she might have claimed ‍‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‍to be entitled to the possession thereof, until her Dower in her husband’s lands should be assigned to her.
“ Thus ‍‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‍considering that verdict, and being consequently of opinion that her right of Dower does not come in question in this ‍‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‍cause, the Court passes no opinion thereupon, and affirms the Judgment.”

Case Details

Case Name: Moore v. Gilliam
Court Name: Supreme Court of Virginia
Date Published: Jan 31, 1817
Citations: 5 Va. 346; 5 Munf. 346; 1817 Va. LEXIS 9
Court Abbreviation: Va.
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