Henry v. Edde

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Allen, J.:

Joseph M. Henry, a single man, and his sister, Mary Shintaffer, a widow, were, in December, 1935, the owners as tenants in common of four hundred acres of land in Brown county, Kansas, fifty-seven acres in Jackson county, Kansas, and one hundred and sixty acres in Ellis county, Oklahoma. They also owned farm implements, cattle and hogs, hay, grain and other personal property in Brown county.

On December 5, 1935, Joseph M. Henry and Mary Shintaffer executed a deed to the land in Brown and Jackson counties, and a bill of sale to the personal…