Brightman v. Morgan
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Pottawattamie District Court. — -IIon. W. R. G-eeen, Judge. Suit in equity to enjoin the sale of certain lands under execution in favor of one Bomboy. From a decree for plaintiff, defendants appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtDeemer, J.
1 2 3 4 In September of the year 1886, Bomboy obtained judgment against one J. W. Lackey. Elizabeth Lackey, wife of J. W. Lackey, died testate in February of the year 1889, seised of two hundred and forty acres of land. By the terms of her will, she devised her property, both real and personal, to her daughter, Ruth Brightman. The will also reads as follows; “I also desire and expect that my daughter, Ruth Brightman, will furnish my beloved husband, John Wesley Lackey, a good, comfortable home, and with all the necessaries of life suitable to his condition, age, and standing in life, and…
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