Schuchart v. Schuchart

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Johnston, J.:

The controversy in this case arises over the title to a quarter-section of land in Washington county claimed by Thomas Schuchart, as the son and only heir of Jacob Schuchart, who died in December, 1896, while the defendant claims the property on the ground that she was the lawful wife, and is now the widow, of Jacob Schuchart, deceased. The decision of the case turns on the point whether Agnes was the wife of Jacob at the death of the latter, and this question was determined in the affirmative by the jury in the trial court. There is no…