Finley v. Dubach

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Mason, J.:

Henry Reynolds died owning a tract of land containing 35 acres. He left a will by which his widow was to have a life interest in all his property, with power of disposal, what remained at her death to go to William Early and Harry Early, sons of his niece. The widow elected to take under the law instead of under the will. On March 14, 1912, she executed a warranty deed purporting to convey the whole of a distinct portion of the land, containing 10 acres, to W. W. Wolf, who eight months later made a similar deed to Christian Dubach, jr. On…