Legal Opinion

Furman v. Dewell

Supreme Court of Iowa

Decided October 10, 1872PublishedCited by 17 opinions

Appeal from, Ma/rrison District Gowrt. Action to recover real property. Trial by the court. Judgment for defendant. Plaintiff appeals. The facts appear in the opinion.

1Opinion of the CourtMiller, J.

l. homestead : change oí. I. The record shows that on the 24th day of February, 1869, the plaintiff recovered a judgment againsf defendant in the Linn circuit court upon a promissory note executed January 24, 1869. A transcript of this judgment was filed in the office of the clerk of the district court of Harrison county, Iowa, February 24, .1869, and an execution was issued thereon by the said clerk, upon which the sheriff of Harrison county levied upon and sold to the plaintiff the land in controversy.

It further appears, that the defendant is the head of a family; that as such, in March,…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Seaton & Son v. Hamilton & Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1860

3Cited by17 opinions

  1. Dolan v. NewberrySupreme Court of Iowa · 1925
  2. Gage v. NeblettTexas Supreme Court · 1882
  3. Mann v. CorringtonSupreme Court of Iowa · 1894
  4. Murray v. BriggsWashington Supreme Court · 1902
  5. Wyoming Central Irr. Co. v. LaPorteWyoming Supreme Court · 1920

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