Hale v. Hale

OPINION

By DOYLE, J.

Caroline C. Hale, in her lifetime, petitioned the Court of Common Pleas of Summit County, Ohio, to determine, in a declaratory judgment, the validity of a certain written instrument described in her petition, and to establish the title to certain real property described in the said instrument.’ •'

It appears that Caroline C. Hale was the wife of Elziver L. Hale. At the time of their marriage in 1902, Elziver, the husband, was the father of four children, .the fruit of a former marriage. In 1912 Elziver acquired title to the property which is the subject of this controversy,…