Keokuk & Des Moines Railway Co. v. Lindley
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Jasper District Court. Action in chancery to set aside a tax deed, and to quiet title to real property, the possession of which plaintiff held under a claim of title. By a cross-petition, defendants set up title under a tax sale and deed to the property, and prayed that their title be quieted. The relief sought by plaintiff was granted, and defendants’ cross-petition was dismissed. Defendants appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtBeck, J.
I. The facts of the case, so far as they are necessary to be considered in determining the rights of the parties, are established by the testimony before us to be as follows: The Des Moines Valley Railroad Company, in 1865, purchased the property in question, two lots in the town of Monroe, and, under the title thus acquired, then entered into possession. The plaintiff claims all the property of the Des Moines Valley Railway Company, under a sale and deed executed, upon the foreclosure of a mortgage, to its grantors. They acquired this title, and took possession of the property, in 1874.…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Hintrager v. HennessySupreme Court of Iowa · 1877
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