§ 1024. Damages apportioned between heir and alienee. Where a widow
recovers dower in real property aliened by the heir of her husband, she
may recover, in a separate action against him, her damages for
withholding her dower, from the time of the death of her husband to the
time of the alienation, not exceeding six years in the whole. The sum
recovered from him must be deducted from the sum which she would
otherwise be entitled to recover from the grantee; and any sum recovered
as damages from the grantee, must be deducted from the sum, which she
would otherwise be entitled to recover from the heir.