Sutton v. Sutton

This action for the recovery of real property was brought by Stella J. and Ira T. Sutton against Elizabeth Sutton in the district court of Thayer county. The petition states that the plaintiffs have a legal estate in the premises, that they are entitled to the possession thereof, and that the defendant unlawfully keeps them out of the possession. The answer, after denying in general terms the averments of the petition, alleges that the land in controversy was entered by Tingley W. Sutton, the father of the plaintiffs and husband of the defendant, under the timber culture act, on July 12,…