Mahaffy v. Faris
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Des Moines District Gourt. — Hon. Jambs D. Smythe, Judge. Suit in equity to secure a reconveyance of eighty acres of land in Des Moines County, Iowa, upon payment of the indebtedness which it is claimed plaintiff was owing, for an accounting, and, if a reconveyance could not be made, then for a judgment for the value of the property. The trial court dismissed the petition, and plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtDeemer, J.
On December 21, 1881, plaintiff conveyed the premises in controversy, consisting of eighty acres *222of land, to one Nancy Faris by ordinary deed of bargain and sale, without covenants of warranty. This deed was recorded March 17, 1888. Before the commencement of this suit Nancy Faris, the grantee, died, and this action was commenced against Joshua, her husband, William I. Faris, to whom Nancy had conveyed the land before her death, and Mrs. William I. Faris, his wife. It is claimed that plaintiff deeded the land to Mrs. Faris pursuant to a written agreement with her husband, one of the…
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