Bury v. Bury

The plaintiff brought this action to quiet title to lots 10, 11 and 12 in block 115 of the original town site of Billings. The amended complaint alleges the following facts; Since April 6, 1901, plaintiff has been the owner of the lots in question, and from July 1, 1884, to May 22, 1920, he and the defendant Martha Bury were husband and wife. In April, 1920, Martha Bury commenced an action in the district court of Yellowstone county against the plaintiff to obtain a decree of divorce from him upon the ground of extreme cruelty and to award to the plaintiff an “equitable portion” of the…