Evans v. Johnson

John P. Johnson, a' resident of Minnehaha County, South Dakota, died in January, 1934, leaving a last will and testament. The will was admitted to probate, and Joseph Elsworth and Eihoch Emanuel Johnson were appointed executors thereof. Decedent made a specific devise of land to each of his ten children. The real property devised was free and clear of encumbrances except a quarter section, devised to his daughters, Lovis Petronella Evans and Anna Thompson. The county court-decreed that it was the intention of the testator that the daughters should take the land specifically devised to them…