Chirurg v. Ames
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeals from Kossuth and Palo Alto District Courts. — ■ Hon. W. B. Quarton, Judge. Two actions were brought by plaintiff against defendant, one in Kossuth and the other in Palo Alto county. The action in Kossuth county was for an accounting, and the one in Palo Alto was to cancel a deed, made by plaintiff to defendant, for a life estate in a certain eighty acres of land therein situated.
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Appeals from Kossuth and Palo Alto District Courts. — ■ Hon. W. B. Quarton, Judge. Two actions were brought by plaintiff against defendant, one in Kossuth and the other in Palo Alto county. The action in Kossuth county was for an accounting, and the one in Palo Alto was to cancel a deed, made by plaintiff to defendant, for a life estate in a certain eighty acres of land therein situated. The cases were tried together in the district court of Kossuth county, resulting in a decree dismissing the petition in each case. Plaintiff appeals.—
1Opinion of the CourtDeemer, J.
Plaintiff is the daughter of defendant, as a result of defendant’s marriage to one Daniel J. Ames, who in his lifetime lived in the State of Illinois. Before her marriage to Ames defendant had been married to one Wright, by whom she had two children, John and Gertrude, and from whom she was divorced. She married Ames about the year 1877, and plaintiff was born April 10th, 1878. After her marriage to Ames she lived with him in Illinois, until his death, intestate, December 17, 1887. Upon his death defendant was appointed administratrix of his estate, and also guardian of the person and…
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