Raney v. Matney

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Burch, J.:

The action was one to require specific performance of a contract to convey land. The question was whether the vendor could give good title. The cause was submitted to the court on an agreed statement of facts. From a judgment in favor of plaintiff defendant appeals. The agreed statement of facts is appended hereto.

The principal contention may be stated as follows: The deed referred to in paragraph 5 of the agreed statement of facts constituted a gift of the land to D.ora Raney from her husband; R. S. 60-1511 required that when divorce' was…