Sec. 1. The widow of every deceased person, shall be entitled to dower, or the use during her natural life, of 1/3 part of all the lands whereof her husband was seized of an estate of inheritance, at any time during the marriage, unless she is lawfully barred thereof.
Right of widow to dower.
Mich. Comp. Laws § 558.1, under Revised Statutes of 1846.
Mich. Comp. Laws § 558.1