Legal Opinion

Johns v. Pattee

Supreme Court of Iowa

Decided April 20, 1881PublishedCited by 12 opinions

Appeal from Ha/rdin District Court. Action in equity. Certain paragraphs in the amended petition were stricken out on motion, on the ground the allegations therein were immaterial and irrelevant. From the order of the court the plaintiff appeals.

1Opinion of the CourtSeeveks, J.

i. judgment : attack. The amended petition states, in substance, the plaintiff was the owner of certain real estate described therein; that he obtained title thereto from one Dressman, and that defendants conspired together and through fraud and deceit obtained a judgment against Dressman, which became a lien on the real estate before it was conveyed to the plaintiff. The facts relied on as showing the conspiracy and fraud are set out at length, but it is unnecessary to do so here, as for the purposes of this case it must be conceded the judgment was obtained through the fraudulent acts and…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Bolinger v. HendersonSupreme Court of Iowa · 1867
  2. Stevenson v. BonesteelSupreme Court of Iowa · 1870
  3. Cate v. GilmanSupreme Court of Iowa · 1875

3Cited by12 opinions

  1. Allen v. ChurchSupreme Court of Iowa · 1897
  2. Comptograph Co. v. Burroughs Adding Machine Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1916
  3. Pepin v. MeyerMontana Supreme Court · 1917
  4. Brett v. BrettSupreme Court of Iowa · 1921
  5. Scudder v. CoxCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1904

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