Aldred v. Sylvester
Indiana Supreme Court
From Hamilton Circuit Court; Meade Vestal, Judge. c Action by Minda Aldred against Elizabeth Sylvester and others. From a judgment for defendants, the plaintiff appeals. (Transferred from the Appellate Court under §1405 Burns 1914, Acts 1901 p. 590.)
1Opinion of the CourtMorris, C. J.
1 Suit by appellant to quiet title. The complaint was originally in four paragraphs, but the first and second were dismissed. Demurrers were sustained to the third and fourth, and these rulings are presented here for review. By the third paragraph it appears that on May 14, 1872, John Castor owned the 80-acre tract of land in controversy, and other lands. His nearest kindred were his sister, Lorinda Smith, and Thomas and Conrad Castor, his brothers. On said day he made his will, by the first item of which he devised to Emily Castor the fee simple of a 40-acre tract of land. By the second item…
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