Bresser v. Saarman
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Des Moines District Court. — Hon. Jambs D. Smyth, Judge. Suit iu equity for the partition of real estate. The pleadings put iu issue the legality of au instrument of adoption. The trial court found that defendants Arthur and Lydia Wester beck were and are the legally adopted children of William Saarman, deceased, and established and confirmed their shares in his estate as such. Plaintiffs appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtDeemer, J.
1 *7232 *722William Saarman died intestate, and without' issue January 18, 1896. lie left surviving his widow, Frederika Saarman, one of the defendants, a sister, Hanna Bresser, and the children of a deceased sister. After his death Hanna Bresser died, leaving as her sole and only heirs F. W. Bresser and G. H. Bresser, plaintiffs, and Louisa Bresser and Emma Schroeder, who, among others, are defendants. The Westerbeclc children, who are also made defendants, are the heirs of the other sister. Two of these Westerbeclc children, to-wit, Lydia and Arthur, claim that on the fourth day of February, 1881,…
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