Anderson v. Walter

The opinion of the court was delivered by

MASON, J.:

On January 27, 1899, William Calhoun deeded a tract of land owned by him in Kingman county, where he then resided, to seven of his eight children, "taking from them a note and mortgage on the property for $5000. His wife joined in the deed, and a mortgage for $2500 was also taken payable to her, but this was properly released and cuts no figure in the litigation. Humphrey Calhoun, one of the children, ac*782quired the interest of all the others by warranty deeds from them. On November 10, 1900, William Calhoun died intestate, while an inhabitant…