GAY v. J. EXUM & CO.

No. 307.

67 S.E.2d 290 (1951)

234 N.C. 378

GAY v. J. EXUM & CO., Inc.

Supreme Court of North Carolina.

October 31, 1951.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lewis & Rouse, Farmville, for petitioner, appellee.

Geo. W. Edwards and K. A. Pittman, Snow Hill, for respondent, appellant.


DENNY, Justice.

The appellant argues and contends that the mortgagor lost his right to redeem the lands involved herein prior to his death and therefore the widow's right to dower in the equity of redemption was lost when the husband ceased to have an enforceable right to redeem the property. G.S. § 1-47, subd. 4.

In this jurisdiction a widow has the common-law right of dower. G.S. § 30-4. And subject to the provisions of the above statute with respect...

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