Walsh v. Shoulders

BIEGELMEIER, Chief Justice.

On the afternoon or evening of January 14, 1969, Helen Walsh, a spinster over 75 years of age who lived alone, was the owner of more than 200 acres of land (on which she had lived for most of her lifetime) worth over $50,000 and personal property worth $8,000, all free of debt or encumbrances. The next morning, if defendant Shoulders (whom she had known a relatively short time) and Banker Erickson (whom she had never seen before that date) are to prevail in this action, the real estate was gone (deeded to Shoulders and his wife), the personal property mortgaged to a…