McKenzie v. Birkholtz

This is an action to quiet title to real estate. Two of the plaintiffs are daughters of the deceased former owner Minnie C. Birkholtz and the other four are her grandchildren, all claiming title as her heirs. The principal defendant Clyde A. Birkholtz is a son of the decedent and a brother and uncle of palintiffs. He claims the right to acquire the property under an agreement with the defendant Midland National Life Insurance Company, grantee in a deed executed by Minnie C. Birkholtz about five months before her death at age 83. The ultimate question in the dispute between the parties is…