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Alexander's British statutes in force in Maryland. 2d ed., 1912
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1088 INDEX TO NOTES.
DOWER AND THIRDS (WIDOW'S)—Continued-
practice where sheriff makes excessive or improper assignment,
149-150.
right of widow, when impleaded, to vouch alienee of husband or
heir to be endowed anew, where such alienee assigned, 150.
when widow entitled to be endowed anew upon eviction, 150-151.
Maryland practice where dowress is impleaded by one having
paramount title, 150.
election to take other property in lieu of, 15.
conclusiveness and sufficiency of election, 15.
effect of devise or bequest in husband's will upon rights in his
estate, 399-404.
effect of renunciation of devise, 402-403.
conclusiveness of election between devise and dower rights, 403-
404.
election between devise and dower rights where widow lacks legal
capacity, 401-402.
right to, upon conviction of husband of bigamy, 190.
forfeiture of, upon conviction of bigamy, 180.
effect of post-nuptial settlement upon, 406.
crops as an element of, 34-35, 37.
right to, as affected by acceptance of equitable jointure, 406.
widow's rights in husband's personalty, 22, 400.
sale of intestate's realty free of, 11-12.
sale free of, in partition, 13-14.
Statute of Merton
when applicable, 27, 36.
persons entitled and liable under, 28, 29.
demand as pre-requisite to action under, 29.
proceedings at law in action under, 28-29.
sufficiency of declaration under, as to damages, 27.
what damages recoverable under, 27, 28, 29.
judgment under, 27-28.
costs in action under, 29.
remedy in equity under, 30.
proceedings in equity suit under, 30, 31, 33.
forfeiture of right to, by elopement
construction of English statute relating to, 186-188, 189.
effect of husband's consent or misconduct, or of other circum-
stances attending elopement, 187-189.
living in adultery apart from husband as the principal element,
187-189.
presumption of adultery after elopement, 187.
pleading and proof of elopement, etc., in action for dower, 189-190.
what amounts to reconciliation, as to reviving dower rights,
186, 189.
operation of reconciliation as to reviving dower rights, 190.
rule of forfeiture as affecting thirds, 190.
See Index to Statutes, page 1053,,

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