Karsten v. Winkelman

This was a bill in chancery filed by appellees to set aside two certain deeds, one being to appellant. It appears that August Hacker, on the 15th day of March, 1890, was the owner of forty acres of land. His house and other improvements were located on the north eighteen acres of this forty, which are the premises in controversy. It was then his homestead, had beep for many years, and he continued to reside there with his family up to the time of his death, which occurred February 23, 1898. On March 15, 1890, he made two deeds. One purported to convey the north eighteen acres to his wife,…