Jonsson v. Erickson

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Porter, J.:

The action, which was for partition, was commenced May 6, 1919. Carl Erickson, one of the defendants, filed an answer stating that he was the only heir of his wife, Amanda Carolina Erickson who, in her lifetime, had obtained a judgment against the plaintiffs and against the other defendant, Peter Adrian Larson, quieting her title to the real estate. The reply alleged that the judgment in favor of Amanda Carolina Erickson was obtained on publication service only, and had been opened up and another trial had in which judgment was rendered in…