Jones v. City of Des Moines
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Polk District Court. In January, 1854, Lewis Jones conveyed about one hundred and twenty acres of land, now situate within the limits of the city of Des Moines, to the defendant'Whitman. His wife, Martha Jones, the plaintiff, joined in the execution of the deed, and in the granting and covenanting clauses thereof, the execution of which was duly acknowledged by both husband and wife, and the acknowledgment was duly certified.
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Appeal from Polk District Court. In January, 1854, Lewis Jones conveyed about one hundred and twenty acres of land, now situate within the limits of the city of Des Moines, to the defendant'Whitman. His wife, Martha Jones, the plaintiff, joined in the execution of the deed, and in the granting and covenanting clauses thereof, the execution of which was duly acknowledged by both husband and wife, and the acknowledgment was duly certified. The deed did not expressly state that Martha Jones relinquished her dower in the premises. Portions of the land have since been conveyed by Whitman to the…
1Opinion of the CourtDay, J.
The precise question was determined, and determined, as we think, correctly, in Edwards v. Sullivan, 20 Iowa, 502. Appellant, however, claims that this case has been overruled by the subsequent one of Richmond v. Tibbles and Husband, 26 Iowa, 474. We are not able to discover any inconsistency between the two cases. Following the former of these cases, the judgment of the court below is
Affirmed.
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Richmond v. TibblesSupreme Court of Iowa · 1868
- Edwards v. SullivanSupreme Court of Iowa · 1866
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- In re the Estate of TolertonSupreme Court of Iowa · 1915
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