Aure v. MacKoff

MORRIS, Judge.

This is an action to determine adverse claims to the South one-half of Section 19, Township 151, Range 95, McKenzie County, North Dakota. On June 19, 1929, Matías Aure was the owner in fee simple of this land. On that date he executed and delivered to the State of North Dakota a real estate mortgage covering the land to secure the payment of $2,400. He was then a single man and later married the plaintiff, Mattie Aure. On December 2, 1937, the Aures, as husband and wife, executed an assignment of royalty to W. R. Olson as assignee purporting to:

“sell, assign, transfer, convey…