Marvel v. Marvel

Duffie, C.

In October, 1878, the plaintiff, George Marvel, conveyed a tract of about three and a half acres of land, situated adjacent to the village of Waynesville in the state of Illinois, to his brother, Wiley Marvel, the defendant. The land is known as the “Mill property.” In the year 1881 the plaintiff removed to the state of Nebraska. His brother sold the land on the 24th day of December, 1884, for $400, and the plaintiff brought this action in the district court for Hamilton county to recover the proceeds of that sale. The district court found generally for the defendant, and the…