Langhurst v. Langhurst

BICKLEY, Justice.

Plaintiff, Florida Langhurst, and the deceased Henry Langhurst, were married on May 28, 1931. At that time Henry Lang-hurst, now deceased, was the owner of some ranch lands which are the principal subject of this lawsuit. These lands, worth about $5000, were sold by the County of McKinley to the state for delinquent taxes in 1936 and conveyed to the state, and repurchased from the state by the deceased Langhurst in January 1943 for $30.43. The paramount question in this review is: Was the trial court in error in holding that this land was the separate property of Henry…