Crawford v. Crawford

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Johnston, J. :

Lovina Crawford brought this action against J. M. Crawford and his wife, Mathilda J. Crawford, to recover 426 acres of land situate in Coffey county. She alleged and claims that she is the widow and sole heir at law of John Crawford, who died December 7, 1895 ; that he abandoned her in Oregon and brought with him to Kansas $20,000, a *127part of which was invested in the land in controversy ; that the entire consideration of the purchase was paid by John Crawford, but, to exclude her from any interest in the land, he had J. M. Crawford named…