Everts v. Everts
Michigan Supreme Court
Appeal from Shiawassee. (Newton, J.) Bill to compel conveyance to complainant of 160 acres of land deeded to defendant by complainant’s husband, who afterwards conveyed it to her. Complainant appeals from decree declaring the latter .deed valid as to the homestead 40 acres, which decree is reversed, and a decree entered in this Court in accordance with the prayer of the bill. The facts are stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtMorse, J.
The complainant was married in April, 1881, to Eugene O. Everts, a brother of defendant. Immediately upon such marriage she and her husband moved upon a farm, of 160 acres, in Shiawassee county, and npide it their home until May, 1886. This farm was received by Eugene O. Everts as part of his distributive share of his father’s estate.
In March, 1883, Eugene went to Oakland county, to visit his brother, and while there executed and delivered to the defendant a warranty deed of this farm. The expressed consideration of the deed was one dollar, but there was no real consideration. The deed, in…
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