Rands v. Brain
Utah Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of tbe district court of tbe third district and from an order refusing a new trial. The opinion states the facts.
1Opinion of the Court
Hendeeson, J.:
This is an action of ejectment. The plaintiffs claim .title to the disputed premises as heirs-at-law of Joseph Eands, deceased, who died intestate in 1875. His estate was administered in the probate court in 1879, and the premises in dispute being the only property belonging to the estate, and of the value of only $500, were “set apart” by the de-. cree of the probate court, “for the use of the family of the deceased, consisting of the widow and four minor children,” under section 850, Compiled Laws 1876, p. 304.
The widow thereafter conveyed the premises by warranty deed to the…
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