Dean v. Evans

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Johnston, C. J.:

In this action a perpetual injunction was adjudged against the issuance of a deed conveying a tract of land found to be the homestead of the plaintiffs, and from the judgment defendants appeal.

For a great many years the plaintiffs, Nelson Dean and his wife, owned and occupied a quarter section of land in Hodgeman county as their homestead. Their son-in-law, Herman Knoefler, and his wife, lived in the house with them, and a few years ago the plaintiffs conveyed the east half of the quarter section to them. After the conveyance all the…