Bloom v. Strauss
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Appeal from Jefferson Circuit Court. Antonio B. Grace, Judge. STATEMENT BY THE COURT. Action of ejectment brought by Simon Strauss and other children and heirs of Hannah Strauss against Hanchi Bloom to recover two lots in the city of Pine Bluff and other land in Jefferson county.
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Appeal from Jefferson Circuit Court. Antonio B. Grace, Judge. STATEMENT BY THE COURT. Action of ejectment brought by Simon Strauss and other children and heirs of Hannah Strauss against Hanchi Bloom to recover two lots in the city of Pine Bluff and other land in Jefferson county. Hannah Strauss, who was the former owner of this real estate, married Abraham Strauss in 1866, and she purchased the land and received a deed to it from the owners in 1870. She and her husband had their dwelling house and home on the two lots in Pine Bluff, and by her several children were born to them, the eldest of…
1Opinion of the Court
Biddick, J.,
(after stating the facts.) This is an action of ejectment. Both parties admit that Hannah Strauss was at one time the owner of the land sued for, and base the respective rights claimed by them in this action upon her title. The plaintiffs claim the right to recover as her children and heirs. The defendant concedes their title, but sets up a1 claim for improvements on’ the ground that her husband, believing in good faith that he was the owner of the land by virtue of the will of Hannah Strauss, made valuable and permanent improvements upon it, and afterwards devised it by his will…
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