Abbott v. Holway
This case is about slaves or slavery
Year
1881
Citation
72 Me. 298
Jurisdiction
Maine
Court
Maine Supreme Judicial Court
Law Type
civil
Full Name
Clarissa B. Abbott vs. Oscar Holway, administrator on the estate of James Abbott
Case Overview
Summary
This text was AI generated. Please validate for authenticity. In a waste action, the court considered whether a deed conditionally transferring property to James Abbott's wife during her widowhood was a valid conveyance, ultimately finding that Abbott retained full ownership of the property and could therefore legally cut and sell timber from the land without his wife's consent.
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Lizzie Cantey Wriggins
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