Miner v. Morgan

This is a suit to quiet plaintiff’s title to a quarter section of land in Webster county. In his petition plaintiff alleges in substance the following facts: Milton M. Morgan owned the land September 13, 1881, and on that date conveyed it by a warranty deed, describing himself as a single man, to Charles F. Allen. By mesne conveyances it was transferred to plaintiff, May 8, 1902. Defendant claims she was the wife of Morgan when he executed the deed mentioned, and is now his widow and has a dower interest in the land. Plaintiff further pleads that the claims of defendant are unfounded, that…