Missouri

Missouri Dowry Mahr Cases

Missouri Dowry Mahr Cases

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  • 1876: Miller v. Dunn [62 Mo. 215] “..(T)he word arras is translated into jointure, as… “a dowry assigned to or settled upon the wife by her husband for her maintenance after his death, which cannot exceed in value or amount the tenth part of his fortune or property,” and the right of the wife to arras is likened to her right to dower under the common law.

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