Wortz v. Wortz
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Action in the district court for Meeker county to quiet title to certain land and to set aside the deed described in the complaint. By stipulation of the parties the matter was heard before a referee, who made findings and ordered that the deed dated March 4, 1913, be set aside, and that the deed of Elizabeth Wortz to plaintiff dated October 26, 1907, was á valid deed. Defendants’ motion to amend the findings was granted in part and denied in part.
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Action in the district court for Meeker county to quiet title to certain land and to set aside the deed described in the complaint. By stipulation of the parties the matter was heard before a referee, who made findings and ordered that the deed dated March 4, 1913, be set aside, and that the deed of Elizabeth Wortz to plaintiff dated October 26, 1907, was á valid deed. Defendants’ motion to amend the findings was granted in part and denied in part. From the judgment entered pursuant to the order for judgment, defendants appealed.
1Opinion of the Court
Taylor, C.
The parties to this action are the children of Elizabeth Wortz, deceased. She owned an 80-acre farm in Meeker county and resided thereon until her death on March 12, 1913. After the death of her husband some 17 years ago, plaintiff, her oldest son, took charge of and carried on the farming operations under an arrangement whereby she received one-third of the crops and plaintiff two-thirds thereof. The other children left the farm and established homes for themselves. In' 1907, Mrs. Wortz and plaintiff went to a notary public, where she made a warranty deed to plaintiff for the farm,…
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