CUTONE v. CUTONE

No. 14613.

285 S.E.2d 905 (1982)

Dorothy CUTONE v. Edward Michael CUTONE, Jr. and Dorothy CUTONE v. Edward Michael CUTONE, Jr.

Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia.

January 12, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Donell, De La Mater & Hagg and W. Dean De La Mater, Weirton, for appellant.

Bogarad & Robertson and William R. Kiefer, Weirton, for appellee.


McHUGH, Justice:

This is an appeal by Mrs. Dorothy Cutone from an order of the Circuit Court of Hancock County holding that she had abandoned her right to quarantine in her deceased husband's estate. Quarantine is the right of a surviving spouse to occupy and enjoy his or her former marital residence, or mansion house, until such time as dower is formally assigned.* The appellant's specific...

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