Meagher v. Dean

PRATT, Justice.

N. J. Meagher seeks to quiet his title to the real estate involved in this case. The defendant, William Lyle Eldredge, a minor, prays that his title to said property be quieted. This prayer is attached to an “affirmative defense” and not to a counter-claim. The defendant Lucinda E. Dean seeks no affirmative relief. Chronologically the facts are these:

In October, 1929, Lucinda Dean owned the property. On the 31st of that month she exchanged properties with a Thomas J. Davis. She gave him a warranty deed to the premises. Davis did not record the deed.

On November 1, 1929, Davis…