Zane v. Vawter

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Mason, J.:

Alfred Zane brought an action in" Shawnee county against Mary Zane Vawter, who first filed.an answer, and afterwards moved to dismiss the case for the reason that the court had no jurisdiction of the subject matter. The motion was sustained, and the plaintiff appeals.

The petition alleges that the plaintiff is an heir pf Susan Zane, who in her lifetime was the owner of a quarter section of land in Kingman county; and that the defendant by fraud obtained from her a deed to the land. ' The prayer is that the deed be set aside and the defendant…