Legal Opinion

Wacha v. Brown

Supreme Court of Iowa

Decided October 12, 1889PublishedCited by 5 opinions

Appeal from Dubuque District Court. — Hon. C. P. Couch, Judge. Action to recover the possession of real estate. There was a trial by jury, and a verdict and judgment for plaintiff. The defendants appeal.

1Opinion of the CourtRobinson, J.

Plaintiff claims to be the owner of all of the south half of lot 118, in East Dubuque addition to the city of Dubuque, and that defendants wrongfully occupy and retain possession of a strip of land one hundred feet long and eighteen inches wide, constituting a part of said lot, and bounded on the south by the south boundary line thereof. Defendants are the widow and heirs of John Brown, who died intestate in the year 1878, and as such claim to own and occupy the north half of lot 119, which is south of and adjoining lot 118. In the year 1858 said Brown occupied the north half of lot 119, and…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Grube v. WellsSupreme Court of Iowa · 1871
  2. Skinner v. CrawfordSupreme Court of Iowa · 1880
  3. Mills v. PennySupreme Court of Iowa · 1888
  4. Weinig v. HolcombSupreme Court of Iowa · 1887
  5. Donahue v. LannanSupreme Court of Iowa · 1886

3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Miller v. Mills CountySupreme Court of Iowa · 1900
  2. Keller v. HarrisonSupreme Court of Iowa · 1910
  3. Klinkner v. SchmidtSupreme Court of Iowa · 1901
  4. Axmear v. RichardsSupreme Court of Iowa · 1900
  5. Snyder v. MurdockUtah Supreme Court · 1899

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