Abel v. Abel

— Plaintiff’s petition was brief. It alleged her ownership of real estate described as the Southeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter of Section 15, Township 74 North, Range 13, West of the Fifth P. M., in Keokuk County; that the defendants or some of them make some claim adverse to the estate of the plaintiff, by will or inheritance; and said claim is without foundation in fact or in law.

Charles K. Abel, apparently the only defendant who appeared, answered denying plaintiff’s ownership and alleging that he owned the described real estate by virtue of being the sole beneficiary under the will…