Toop v. Palmer

The defendants, Frank Palmer and the Ulysses Land Company, appeal from the judgment of the district court for Butler county. John Toop, who was born in England, located in Butler county, Nebraska, during tbe year 1884. He continued to reside in that county until July 28, 1897, when be died intestate, seized in fee of 160 acres of land in that county near Ulysses, and being tbe premises in controversy. He left surviving bim Sarah A. Toop, bis widow, who resided with bim upon tbe premises, and tbe following next of kin, to wit: Tbe children of Betsey Orchard, wbo was a deceased sister; and tbe…