Donovan v. Bank of Palmyra

Plaintiffs have appealed from a decree of the district court for Otoe county distributing $3,227.70, being the proceeds of the sale of the homestead of John Donovan, deceased.

The facts out of which the controversy arises are as follows: On November 27, 1915, John Donovan died intestate in Otoe county, Nebraska, leaving surviving him as his heirs at law his widow, Mary Donovan, appellee, and three brothers and one sister, the appellants. At the time of his demise John Donovan was the owner of a quarter section of land upon which he and his wife resided as their homestead. This property was…