Hutto v. Knowlton

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Burch, J.:

The appellant, a resident of the state of Illinois, was made a defendant in an action to quiet title, and answered praying that a conveyance she had made of the land in controversy be set aside because induced by false and fraudulent representations. A demurrer was sustained to the answer, which stated a cause of action unless relief were barred by the statute of limitations. The portions of the answer now material read as follow:

“That during the month of January, 1903, the said A. W. Ellis, for the purpose of deceiving and defrauding this…