King v. Dickson
Supreme Court of Iowa
'Appeal from Story District Court. — IIon. B. P. Birdsall, Judge. The plaintiff states as his cause of action that about May 16, 1896, Mary Baldwin and Marietta Maxwell were the owners of certain real estate in Story county, which they conveyed to defendant Dickson, in trust for them-1 selves, and in part as security for a certain liability he assumed for Mary Baldwin; that Dickson exe^ cuted an agreement to Marietta Maxwell, by which he was to sell the real estate within a…
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'Appeal from Story District Court. — IIon. B. P. Birdsall, Judge. The plaintiff states as his cause of action that about May 16, 1896, Mary Baldwin and Marietta Maxwell were the owners of certain real estate in Story county, which they conveyed to defendant Dickson, in trust for them-1 selves, and in part as security for a certain liability he assumed for Mary Baldwin; that Dickson exe^ cuted an agreement to Marietta Maxwell, by which he was to sell the real estate within a certain time, and pay one-half the proceeds to Marietta Maxwell, and in default of sale to reconvey to said Maxwell;…
1Opinion of the CourtGiven, C. J.
*1652 *1673 *163I. The questions to be considered involve an inquiry into the title to the lands for which the money in dispute was realized. The facts concerning the title are substantially as follows: On October 25, 1888, Mary Guthrie Brodia executed her will, providing as follows: “I give, devise, and bequeath my estate and property, real and personal, after my debts are paid for sickness and funeral expenses, to my sister, Isabelle Guthrie, for her maintenance, as long as she may live, and at her death, after any necessary debts occasioned by her sickness and funeral expenses are paid, I give, devise,…
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