Section 558.21 – Dower Right of Aliens and Nonresidents.
558.21 Dower right of aliens and nonresidents. Sec. 21. A woman being an alien, shall not on that account be barred of her dower, and any woman residing out of the state, shall be entitled to dower of the lands of her deceased husband, lying in this state, of which her husband died seized, and […]
Section 558.22 – Waste Liability; Maintenance of Tenements and Appurtenances.
558.22 Waste liability; maintenance of tenements and appurtenances. Sec. 22. No woman, who shall be endowed of any lands, shall commit or suffer any waste on the same, but every woman so endowed shall maintain the houses and tenements, with the fences and appurtenances in good repair, and shall be liable to the person having […]
Section 558.24 – Damages Upon Recovery of Dower; Widow’s Rights.
558.24 Damages upon recovery of dower; widow’s rights. Sec. 24. Whenever in any action brought for the purpose, a widow shall recover her dower in lands of which her husband shall have died seized, she shall be entitled also to recover damages for the withholding of such dower. History: R.S. 1846, Ch. 66 ;– CL […]
Section 558.25 – Damages Upon Recovery of Dower; Measure.
558.25 Damages upon recovery of dower; measure. Sec. 25. Such damages shall be 1/3 part of the annual value of the mesne profits of the lands in which she shall so recover her dower, to be estimated in a suit against the heirs of her husband, from the time of his death; and in suits […]
Section 558.26 – Damages Upon Recovery of Dower; Use of Added Improvements.
558.26 Damages upon recovery of dower; use of added improvements. Sec. 26. Such damages shall not be estimated for the use of any permanent improvements made after the death of her husband by his heirs, or by any other person claiming title to such lands. History: R.S. 1846, Ch. 66 ;– CL 1857, 2797 ;– […]
Section 558.27 – Damages Upon Recovery of Dower; Against Heir Alienating Land.
558.27 Damages upon recovery of dower; against heir alienating land. Sec. 27. When a widow shall recover her dower in any lands alienated by the heir of her husband, she shall be entitled to recover of such heir, in an action on the case, her damages for withholding such dower, from the time of the […]
Section 558.28 – Assignment of Dower; Effect of Acceptance.
558.28 Assignment of dower; effect of acceptance. Sec. 28. When the widow shall have accepted an assignment of dower, in satisfaction of her claim upon all the lands of her husband, it shall be a bar to any further claim of dower against the heir of such husband, or any grantee of such heir, or […]
Section 558.15 – Barring of Dower; Expression of Assent to Jointure.
558.15 Barring of dower; expression of assent to jointure. Sec. 15. Such assent shall be expressed, if the woman be of full age, by her becoming a party to the conveyance by which it is settled, and if she be under age, by her joining with her father or guardian in such conveyance. History: R.S. […]
Section 558.1 – Right of Widow to Dower.
558.1 Right of widow to dower. Sec. 1. The widow of every deceased person, shall be entitled to dower, or the use during her natural life, of 1/3 part of all the lands whereof her husband was seized of an estate of inheritance, at any time during the marriage, unless she is lawfully barred thereof. […]
Section 558.2 – Dower in Lands Exchanged; Election.
558.2 Dower in lands exchanged; election. Sec. 2. If a husband seized of an estate of inheritance in lands, exchange them for other lands, his widow shall not have dower of both, but shall make her election to be endowed of the lands given, or of those taken in exchange; and if such election be […]