Faxon v. Baldwin
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Fremont District Court. — IíoN. O. D. Wheeler, Judge. Action in equity to bave set aside a conveyance of real estate, and for other relief. On trial tbe petition of plaintiffs was dismissed, and they appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtBishop, J.
The real estate in controversy consists of two lots in the town of Hamburg, Fremont county. Mary J. Wise, widow of William Wise, died seised of said real estate in March, 1904. She left surviving her two daughters, the plaintiffs in this action, Mary B. Faxon, residing in Hamburg, and Catherine N. Bisdom, residing in Los Angeles, Oal. It appears that William Wise, in his lifetime, had adopted as his son a boy thereafter known as Harry G. Wise. His wife, Mary J. Wise, did not, however, join in the articles of adoption. After the death of Mary J. Wise, Harry G. Wise, acting presumably upon the…
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