McCanna v. Anderson
North Dakota Supreme Court
Appeal from District Court, Grand Forks County; Templeton, J. Action by Kate McCanna against Charles Anderson and others. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendants appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtBartholomew, J.
In this case a demurrer to the complaint was overruled, and, the defendants declining to plead further, judgment was entered in conformity to the prayer of the complaint, and the defendants appeal. It is conceded by both parties that but a single question is involved in the case: Could a single man who never had wife or child, and who had no one living with him, dependent upon him for support, claim the benefit of a homestead exemption under the laws of Dakota Territory as they existed in 1888? An affirmative answer to this question affirms the judgment below, while a negative answer must…
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