Martin v. Shaen

The executor of the will and estate of Martha J. Shaen brought suit against the defendant, John Shaen, surviving husband of the decedent, to recover from the defendant the possession of certain real estate alleged to have been the sole and separate property of the decedent at the time of her death. The defendant resisted-the action, claiming in his answer that the property was his sole and separate property, by virtue of a deed from the decedent. The cause was tried to the court without a jury, and at the conclusion of the trial the court rendered a decision in favor of the plaintiff. The…