Cecil v. Beaver
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Marion District Court. Yoluntary conveyance: delivery oe deed, etc.— The defendants are the children of the plaintiff. The object of the petition is to remove the cloud which it is alleged that two deeds from the plaintiff to the defendants cast upon the title of the former to the lands thereby conveyed.
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Appeal from Marion District Court. Yoluntary conveyance: delivery oe deed, etc.— The defendants are the children of the plaintiff. The object of the petition is to remove the cloud which it is alleged that two deeds from the plaintiff to the defendants cast upon the title of the former to the lands thereby conveyed. In 1859, one Beaver, having the legal title to a tract of land belonging to the plaintiff, conveyed the same, at the plaintiff’s request, to his (the plaintiff’s) minor children. The deed, when executed by Beaver, was delivered to the plaintiff, who subsequently, September 14,…
1Opinion of the Court
Dillon, Ch. J.
l.conveyance: trast"pl“sumptl0n That the father received no consideration from his children for the conveyances; that they were minors when the deeds were made; that the father in person amd without explanation at the time caused the instrumetits to be recorded, but has been in possession of them since their execution, and also in possession of the land, which is his farm, — are facts either not disputed or clearly established. The evidence shows, that, soon after the execution of the deeds, the children, or the most of them, were made acquainted with the fact. The deeds are…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Souverbye v. ArdenNew York Court of Chancery · 1814
- Masterson v. CheekIllinois Supreme Court · 1859
- Robinson v. GouldSupreme Court of Iowa · 1868
- Foley v. HowardSupreme Court of Iowa · 1859
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