Runnels v. Anderson
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Page District Oourt. — E. B. Woodruff, Judge. Action by a wife to establish her right to a distributive share in certain lands claimed to be the property of her husband at the time of his death. Answer by a daughter, denying the ownership of the property in the husband at the time of his death, and claiming ownership to the property under gift. The opinion states the facts.
1Opinion of the CourtGaynor, J.
This action was begun October 24, 1913, by B. F. Runnels, through his guardian, Marion E. Runnels, who was also his wife, to quiet title to a certain 400 acres of land, the record title of which stood in the name of B. F. Runnels. The original action was against Janie Anderson and her husband. The defendant Janie Anderson is the daughter of B. F. Runnels, and G. E. Anderson is her husband. On February 7, 1914, Janie appeared and denied the right of the father to have the title quieted in him, claiming that, on or about the 25th day of November, 1886, he gave the land to her; that she took…
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