Ward v. Laverty
Nebraska Supreme Court
Appeal from the district court of Seward county. Heard below before Noryal, J. cited: Prout v. Wiley, 28 Mich., 167.' Irvine v. Irvine, 9 Wall., 617. cited: 1 Broom & Hadley’s Com., § 524, and cases cited. Bing-ham on Infancy, 65. Iones v. Jones, 46 Iowa, 466. Prowl v. Wiley, 28 Mich., 164. Wamsley v. Orooh, 3 Neb., 352.
1Opinion of the Court
Maxwell, Ch. J.
In May, 1873, the plaintiff, being then about fourteen years of age, was married to J. G. Ward, and they have *430lived together continuously from that time until the present as husband and wife. In February, 1876, she, as the minor heir of Abagail Henderson, deceased, became vested by a patent from the United States of the title to the east half of the south-west quarter of section twenty-four, township twelve, range three, in Seward county, and in January, 1877, while living on said land with her husband, she sold and conveyed the same to one Laverty, who conveyed to one Whitney,…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Jenkins v. JenkinsSupreme Court of Iowa · 1861
- Goodnow v. Empire Lumber Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1884
3Cited by8 opinions
- Englebert v. TroxellNebraska Supreme Court · 1894
- O'Brien v. GaslinNebraska Supreme Court · 1886
- Criswell v. CriswellNebraska Supreme Court · 1917
- Krbel v. KrbelNebraska Supreme Court · 1908
- Martin v. Elkhorn Coal CorporationCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1929
3 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.