Holmes v. Curl
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal '¡rom Shelby District Court. — Thomas Arthur. J udge. Suit for tlie partition of real estate. Defendants appeal from a judgment upon demurrer to answer.
1Opinion of the CourtStevens, J.
1. Pleading : demurrer to answer containing general denial. Plaintiff alleged in her petition that, on May 27, 1884, she was, by written articles, adopted by Martin L. and Abigal Curl as their child, her father, Hyram E. Pratt, who was her sole surviving parent, consenting thereto; that said articles of adoption were duly filed for record, and recorded in Book 93, page 614, of the Miscellaneous Eecords of Shelby County, Iowa, and indexed in Miscellaneous Index 10, as required by law; that, on February 7, 1911, the said Martin L. Curl died intestate, seized of the I\TW% of Section 29, Township…
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