Smyser v. Smyser

J. — This cause, although not, as contended by appellant, an action to quiet title, involves the determination of title to real property. A chronological statement of the background of the case, all of which appears in the record, will aid in throwing into clear relief the principal question involved on appeal and materially assist in arriving at a correct answer thereto.

In 1939, Velma A. Smyser brought a divorce action against Bert A. Smyser, with whom she had lived in wedlock for twenty-five years. Mr. Smyser had, since 1928, conducted a business, under the name of Smyser Display Service,…