Kows v. Mowery
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from J/ffarson Circuit Court. This action was commenced on the 30th day of April, 18S0> The plaintiff claims of the defendant the sum of fourteen thousand dollars. There was a demurrer to the petition which was sustained. Plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtRothrock, J.
As the cause was disposed of upon demurrer to the petition, it will be necessary to set out the allegations therein contained. The petition is as follows: Plaintiff for cause of action “shows that he is the illegitimate son of James M. Wright, who died about the 27th day of February, 1870, leaving defendant as his widow, and plaintiff as his sole heir; that said deceased in his lifetime generally and notoriously acknowledged plaintiff as his son and heir, and also acknowledged him as his son in writing.
“That on the tenth day of July, 1873, defendant took out letters of administration and…
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