Carls v. Carls

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Harvey, J.:

This was an action in ejectment and for the partition of a tract of about 156 acres of farm land in Jefferson county. The jury answered special questions and returned a verdict for defendant. Plaintiff has appealed.

Briefly, the record discloses the following facts, concerning which there is no substantial controversy. Plaintiff and Henry G. Carls were married about 1882, and with no property to speak of, engaged in the business of farming for a few years in Clay county, and for some years afterward in Osage county. By about 1912 they were…