N.Y. RPA Law § 1002
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Action barred by assignment of dower
Official statutory text
§ 1002. Action barred by assignment of dower. The acceptance by a\nwidow of an assignment of dower in satisfaction of her claim upon the\nproperty in question bars an action for dower and may be pleaded by any\ndefendant.\n
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