Pendergast v. B. & M. R. R.
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Mills GweuM Gowrt. Action at law to recover tbe possession of certain lands in Mills county. Tbe cause was tried by tbe court without a jury, and judgment rendered for tbe defendants. Plaintiff appeals. Tbe facts of tbe case are stated in tbe opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtBeck, J.
1. SWAMP veyance°í>y standing eeri tificate. I. Tbe lands in controversy are a part of tbe swamp land grant of September 28tb, 1850, and by chapter 13, acts of Fourth General Assembly, were con- ' *en’e<l up011 the county of Mills. The plaintiff c^aims title under the county by virtue of a purchase made May 27th, 1856, by one Yiets, upon which a certificate was issued by the county clerk showing tbe contract of purchase and the payment of a part of tbe purchase money, and specifying that upon payment of the balance, after tbe lands should be patented to tbe State, a deed would be issued.…
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