Olson v. Leibpke
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from, Calhoun District Court. — Hon. S. PI. Elwood, Judge. These two cases present the same issues as to different lands. They were tried together in the district court, and are so- submitted here. They are actions to quiet title to, and to obtain possession of certain lands in Calhoun county.
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Appeal from, Calhoun District Court. — Hon. S. PI. Elwood, Judge. These two cases present the same issues as to different lands. They were tried together in the district court, and are so- submitted here. They are actions to quiet title to, and to obtain possession of certain lands in Calhoun county. The plaintiffs are the grantees of the lands in controversy through a chain of title descending from the American Emigrant Company, whose title was based upon the act of congress of 1850, known as the “Swamp-Land Act.” The defendants Long are the ■widow and heirs of Ira L. Long, deceased, who at…
1Opinion of the CourtSherwin, J.
In January, 1881, the American Emigrant Company brought an action in the district court of Calhoun county against-these defendants Long, to- quiet its title to the lands involved in these cases. Issue was joined, and a trial had unon the merits, which resulted in a decree^ Play 10, 1888, in favor of the-emigrant company, quieting its title. An appeal was taken from that judgment, and this *596court, following the holding of the Supremo Court of the United States in Rogers Locomotive Mach. Works v. American Emigrant Co., 164 U. S. 559, (17 Sup. Ct. 188, 41 L. Ed. 552), reversed the case. Emigrant…
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