Neas v. Neas
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from KeoJcuh Circuit Court. The plaintiffs allege that Margaret L. Neas is the widow, and that Samuel M., Allen W., and the defendant, Levi M. Neas, are children and heirs at law of Samuel M. Neas, deceased; that Samuel M. Neas purchased the west one-third of a certain lot in the petition described, and that the conveyance therefor was executed to Levi M. Neas; that in consequence of the fact that Samuel M. Neas was the equitable owner of said property, Levi M. Neas…
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Appeal from KeoJcuh Circuit Court. The plaintiffs allege that Margaret L. Neas is the widow, and that Samuel M., Allen W., and the defendant, Levi M. Neas, are children and heirs at law of Samuel M. Neas, deceased; that Samuel M. Neas purchased the west one-third of a certain lot in the petition described, and that the conveyance therefor was executed to Levi M. Neas; that in consequence of the fact that Samuel M. Neas was the equitable owner of said property, Levi M. Neas and his wife, Maria S. Neas, on the twenty-fourth of February, 1813, executed and delivered to Samuel M. Neas a statement…
1Opinion of the Court
Day, Ch. J.
— I. The appellants complain of the striking out of a portion of their answer. The part of the answer stricken out sets forth mere matters of evidence. No prejudice resulted to the defendants from the action.of the court.
II. Certain of the testimony of the defendant, Levi M. Neas,- and of his wife, María S. Neas, relating to personal transactions between Levi M. Neas and Samuel M. Neas, deceased, was objected to by the plaintiffs as incompetent and inadmissible, under the provisions of section 3639 of the Code'. The defendants insist that this section is not applicable to the…
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