McKanna v. Merry

In 1864, Kate Feehan, since intermarried with McKanna, accompanied appellee and wife on a trip from Illinois to California, by water. Her passage money was paid by appellee. Kate was then an infant, ‘and under the control of her guardian, who was desirous that she should attend school for another year, and disapproved of the trip.

The only proof as to the value of her estate is, that it consisted of an undivided one-third of some fealty, which, .after her marriage, and a few years after the advancement of the money, was sold for $3250.

There is no proof that this trip was necessary for her…