Gay Hayden proceeded to build a grand home and live on the island for five years with his wife and their twin children.
[2] On March 10, 1886, Hayden separated from her husband and divided their property in court, from that point on each handling their own real estate and financial affairs.
Furey then resold the land on March 8, 1906, to Reinhold Zerbst, but Hayden did not join in this conveyance.
Furey sold and conveyed the lot to Zerbst, who at said time did not know that Gay Hayden was a married man.
In the end, the court found in favor of Zerbst as Hayden had not taken any action for 14 years after the sale of the land by her late husband.