De France v. Johnson

The defendant in this suit, in July, 1884, commenced, on the law side of the court, an action in ejectment to recover against the plaintiffs De France her rights under the law of the state of Minnesota as a lawful wife of Augustus Johnson to certain lands in Rice county, described as follows, viz., the S. J of the S. W. of section 22, and the N. J of the N. W. J section 27, township 109, range 21 W., containing 160 acres, of which the said Augustus Johnson was seized in his life-time. Guy De France and wife, Irena, admitted their possession of the land, but denied the right of the plaintiff…