Legal Opinion

Flanders v. McClanahan

Supreme Court of Iowa

Decided May 12, 1868PublishedCited by 4 opinions

Appeal from Clapton District Court. Proceeding under section 3602 of the Bevision by the plaintiff, who claims title and is in possession of certain real estate, to require the defendants, who claim an adverse interest therein, to bring an action to try the title. The facts are sufficiently stated in the opinion. The defendants appeal.

1Opinion of the CourtCole, J.

parties : m action to quiet title. In January, 1867, the plaintiff filed his petition. The petition avers, that plaintiff is the owner of the fee simple title to certain real estate (the . . ' description of which is set forth), and is in possession thereof; that he is credibly informed and be*487lieves that the defendants make some claim to said premises adverse to the estate of plaintiff. The petition asks that defendants be notified to show cause why they shall not bring an action to try their alleged title. At the January Term, both parties appearing in court, by their attorneys, the…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Cotes v. City of DavenportSupreme Court of Iowa · 1859

3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Crow v. HardridgeSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1914
  2. Keens v. GaslinNebraska Supreme Court · 1888
  3. (PC) Casto v. NewsomDistrict Court, E.D. California · 2021
  4. (PC) Vargas v. California Department of Corrections and RehabilitationDistrict Court, E.D. California · 2021

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