Hall v. Doran
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from the Pottawatomie District Court. In Chancery. The bill claims title to two lots in the city of Council Bluffs. Complainant charges that he, and those under whom he claims, had the right to said property as occupying claimants, prior and up to the time the same was entered by the county judge, under an act of Congress and the laws of the State, and at the time the said county judge conveyed the same to respondents.
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Appeal from the Pottawatomie District Court. In Chancery. The bill claims title to two lots in the city of Council Bluffs. Complainant charges that he, and those under whom he claims, had the right to said property as occupying claimants, prior and up to the time the same was entered by the county judge, under an act of Congress and the laws of the State, and at the time the said county judge conveyed the same to respondents. The answer denies all the material allegations of the bill, to which there was a replication, and the cause heard upon depositions and exhibits. The record shows that on…
1Opinion of the CourtWright, C. J.
— Before coming to the consideration of *436what we regard as the material question in the case, one or two minor matters will be briefly noticed.
It appears that the case was once before submitted to a jury, and when the testimony was all closed, the defendants asked and obtained leave to amend their answer. This leave was given upon condition that they pay all costs to that time, and the cause continued, to which complainant objected. "We are not satisfied that there was error in granting this leave. In the first place, there is nothing to show that the court below abused the discretion properly…
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