Fauber v. Keim

Plaintiff commenced this suit in the district court for Thayer county to establish a lien on-160 acres of defendant’s land in Thayer county for the amount of a legacy under her father’s will, and to require defendant, who took the land under it, to account to her for her share of the estate. Joseph Keim, the father of both plaintiff and defendant, formerly owned the property, and disposed of it by a will containing the following provisions:

“(1) I give and bequeath to my beloved wife, Mary Keim, the sum of $200 in money and all personal property which she is entitled to under the laws of the…