ART. 93.] WIDOWS. 1411

be expressly in lieu of her legal share of one or both, she shall
accordingly be barred unless she renounce as aforesaid.
Ibid.

P. G. L., (1860,) art. 93, sec. 288. 1798, ch. 101, sub-ch. 13, eec. 5.

295. But if in effect nothing shall pass by such devise, she
shall not be thereby barred whether she shall or shall not renounce
as aforesaid, it being the intent of this article, and consonant to
justice, that a widow accepting or abiding by a devise, in lieu of
her legal right, shall be considered as a purchaser with a fair
consideration.

Gibson v McCormick, 10 G. & J. 67. Chew v. Farmers' Bank, 9 Gill, 371.
Hall's Case, 1 Bl. 203 Mantz v. Buchanan, 1 Md. Ch. 202. Thomas v. Wood,
1 Md. Ch. 296. Levering v. Heighe's Admr , 2 Md. Ch 81. Chew v. Farmers'
Bank, 2 Md. Ch. 231. Levering v Heighe's Admr , 3 Md. Ch. 365. Snively
v. Bevana, 1 Md. 223. Collins v. Carman, 5 Md. 503. Dugan v. Hollins, 11
Md. 78. Power v. Jenkins, 13 Md. 443.

Ibid. sec. 289. 1715, ch. 39, sec. 37

296. If any married woman shall have any estate settled on
her by her husband by jointure or other settlement, before mar-
riage, such jointure or settlement shall bar her of her dower of
such husband's lands, yet it shall be lawful for her to accept
what her husband shall by his last will and testament devise to
her.

Naill v. Maurer, 25 Md. 532.

Ibid. sec. 290. 1798, ch. 101, sub-ch. 13, sec. 6. 1880, ch. 253.

297. If the widow commit waste in the lands of the deceased
she shall be liable to an action by the heir or devisee, or his
guardian.

Ibid. sec. 291. 1849, ch. 543, sec. 1. 1863, ch. 101. 1884, ch. 107.

298. In all cases where administration shall have been, or
shall hereafter be granted upon the estate of any married man
who has left a widow and an infant child or infant children sur-
viving him, the said child or children being also the child or
children of the said widow, such widow shall be entitled to an
allowance of the personal estate remaining after the payment of
funeral expenses, for her own use and that of the said infant