Carlson v. Olson

YETKA, Justice.

The respondent brought an action to partition the real and personal property accumulated during a 21-year period when the parties lived together without being married, but holding themselves out to the public as in fact married. The District Court, Itasca County, allowed the partition and allotted a one-half interest in the property to each party. The appellant appeals the order of the trial court so finding. We affirm.

This appeal raises the issue of the assertion of property rights based on nonmarital domestic relationships entered into since the prospective abolition of the…