Shipley v. Smith
Indiana Supreme Court
From Morgan Circuit Court; J. G. Robinson, Special Judge. Action by Harriet E. Smith against Jacob A. Shipley. From a judgment in favor of plaintiff, defendant appeals. Transferred from Appellate Court, under §1337u Burns 1901.
1Opinion of the CourtMonks, J.
Appellee brought this action against appellant to recover possession of real estate held by him under a lease executed by her when an infant, she having dis-affirmed the same on her becoming twenty-one years of age. After issues were joined, a trial of said cause resulted in a verdict and judgment in favor of appellee for possession of said real estate and costs of suit.
The controlling question is, can a married woman under twenty-one years of age, who, together with her husband who is over twenty-one years of age, has executed a lease of her land for a period of two years, and received the…
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