Hall v. Doran
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Pottawattamie District Court. The petition represents that in 1850, one John Martin was the owner and occupant of a certain claim on land belonging to the government of the United States, and situated in -the town 'of Kanesville, Pottawattamie county, Iowa; that Martin while in possession had large and valuable improvements thereon; that on the 10th day of July, '1850, he sold said claim to Franklin Hall, and conveyed the same to him by a quit-claim deed; tbat…
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Appeal from Pottawattamie District Court. The petition represents that in 1850, one John Martin was the owner and occupant of a certain claim on land belonging to the government of the United States, and situated in -the town 'of Kanesville, Pottawattamie county, Iowa; that Martin while in possession had large and valuable improvements thereon; that on the 10th day of July, '1850, he sold said claim to Franklin Hall, and conveyed the same to him by a quit-claim deed; tbat said grantee took full and peaceable possession under said conveyance, and made valuable improvements on the premises;…
1Opinion of the CourtWeight, J.
By reference to 6 Iowa, 433, it will be found that this cause was before us in 1858, and remanded, for the reason that the issue determined in the court below was an immaterial one, settling no question upon which to predicate a decree. Since that time, the parties have prepared the case, had it referred to a master, who found the equities in favor of respondents, and this being confirmed by the court below, complainant again appeals.
No argument has been made by appellant. An examination of the evidence, and arguments filed with the master, however, has brought us to the conclusion that the…
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- Hall v. DoranSupreme Court of Iowa · 1858
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