Clay v. Clay

Cordelia M. Clay sued Edward C. Clay in the County Court of LaSalle County, and upon a trial before the court without a jury recovered a judgment against him for $461.30 and costs.

Cordelia M. is the wife of Levi Clay, and the husband and wife have lived separate and apart since 1883. The husband was the owner of a tract of land in Iowa, and in May and June 1884, his nephew, Edward C. Clay, appellant, was his agent for its sale and found a purchaser. Appellee objected to signing the deed and relinquishing her right of dower unless she received one-third of the net proceeds of the land.…