Martin v. Battey

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Johnston, C. J.:

This was an action by the appellants, Frank L. Martin and Florence L. Sawyer, to quiet their title to a half-section of land situated in Jewell county. They alleged that they held the legal title, in fee simple and that Galen S. Battey and Galen S. Battey, jr., a minor, claimed some interest in the land and had represented to others that they had an interest in the land adverse to appellants, thus slandering the title and preventing appellants from making a sale of the land, but that appellees’ claim of title was illegally made and…