Riordan v. White
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from. Wapello Circuit Court. Edward D. White, a resident of Louisiana, died in the year 1871. At the time of his death and for many years prior thereto, he was the owner of 200 acres of land in Wapello county in this State. He owned no other property in Iowa,- and the record in this case shows that no claims were made against his estate, excepting one preferred by his brother, Daniel White.
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Appeal from. Wapello Circuit Court. Edward D. White, a resident of Louisiana, died in the year 1871. At the time of his death and for many years prior thereto, he was the owner of 200 acres of land in Wapello county in this State. He owned no other property in Iowa,- and the record in this case shows that no claims were made against his estate, excepting one preferred by his brother, Daniel White. On the 15th day of December, 1873, upon the petition of said Daniel White, Tim Riordan was appointed administrator of the estate by the Circuit Court of Wapello county; and on the 30th day of the…
1Opinion of the CourtRothrook, J.
That the testimony in this case shows a gross fraud on the part of Daniel White, no one who reads it can doubt. It is not necessary to recite it at length. It is sufficient to say that he claims he paid the taxes on this land from 1856 to 1873, amounting to about $160, and that he kept *435watch over it to protect the timber on it and had some surveying done, for which outlay and services he makes the enormous claim of more than $2,000. The land is worth $1,200. The administrator made no effort to ascertain the justice of the claim although he knew that some of the heirs resided in New Orleans.…
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