Ames v. Ames

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Wedell, J.:

This action was filed in the district court by one of two sons of the decedent, Gertrude Ames, for partition of real estate, for an allowance to the plaintiff of moneys claimed to have been expended for valuable improvements on the real estate during the years he occupied the premises as a cotenant prior to his mother’s death and to quiet title.

The plaintiff was Claude W. Ames. The defendant son was Albert H. Ames, a nonresident of the state. Other defendants were listed as claiming some adverse interest but it was alleged they had none and…