Byerly v. Sherman
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from J ones District Court.— HoN. J. H. PrestoN, J udge. Suit for partition of certain real estate. Plaintiff claims to be the owner of an undivided one-tbirtieth interest in and to 320 acres of land acquired through a sheriff’s and a quitclaim deed. Defendants deny plaintiff’s ownership of any part of the property. The trial court made partition in accordance with plaintiff’s claims, and defendants appeal. — 1
1Opinion of the CourtDeemer, J.
— t- Matthew Porter, the original owner of the land, died testate January 3, 1895, .seized of the property *448in dispute. By tbe terms of tbe will be devised tp. bis widow, a life estate in bis entire property in lieu of dower, and at ber death bis exeoutors, defendants herein, were authorized and directed to sell tbe real estate and distribute tbe proceeds among bis heirs in certain proportions. Shortly after tbe death of Porter, bis widow left tbe land where she and ber husband bad resided, and thereafter boarded until ber death in August, 1901. Tbe executors appointed in Matthew Porter’s will…
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