Gifford v. Bennett

Best, C.

This suit was brought by the appellee against the appellants, in the Tipton Circuit Court. In the complaint it was averred, in substance, that Ambrose Bennett, the appellee’s husband, in 1865, at her request, purchased for her the land in dispute, situate in Tipton county, Indiana, and paid for it with means furnished by her; but, in violation of his duty, and without her knowledge or consent, took an absolute conveyance of the same in his own name, and still retains it; that, immediately after the purchase, she took possession of the land, and has since continuously occupied it. It…