Mollendorf v. Derry

McFADDEN, Justice.

The parties to this action in the district court were the heirs (seventeen nieces and nephews) of Charles Miller, and the administrator of Miller’s estate. Plaintiff-respondent Helen I. Mollendorf, a niece, brought the action to quiet title to 160 acres of Benewah County land, relying on a deed executed by her uncle, Charles Miller, which purported to convey the land and also the personal property contained in the dwelling house to her. The administrator and certain of the heirs contested the action. After trial to the court, judgment was entered in favor of respondent…