Yates v. McLeod

Statutory action of ejectment. McLeod came in to defend instead .of the terre tenant who held under him. The case was tried by the court on an agreed statement of facts, which may be epitomized as follows:. Plaintiff, Euphrasia J. Yates, a married woman, on October 11, 1921, executed and delivered a deed of her homestead to McLeod, acknowledging the same in ordinary form; that is, her voluntary signature and assent was not shown by her examination separate and apart from her husband as provided by section 4161 of the Code, nor did her husband join in the deed at the time of its execution by…