McVicar v. McVicar

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Dawson, J.:

This was an action to quiet title to certain lands in Pottawatomie county which belonged to the late George A. McVicar in his lifetime. The contest is between Hattie L. McVicar, widow and second wife of George, on one side, and the only son of George. and -two grandchildren, children of George’s deceased daughter, on the other. The son and grandchildren claim to inherit the land and that the widow, Hattie, barred herself of all interest by an ante-nuptial contract.

The pertinent facts were these: George A. McVicar was a longtime resident of…