Gould v. Gunn
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Polk District Court. — ITon. Lawrence De Graee, Judge. Suit in equity to enforce a contract or claim against tbe estate of W. F. Gould, deceased. The nature of the claim was stated in an amended and substituted petition, which recited the facts at length, and to this, as. amended, the executor of the estate demurred.
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Appeal from Polk District Court. — ITon. Lawrence De Graee, Judge. Suit in equity to enforce a contract or claim against tbe estate of W. F. Gould, deceased. The nature of the claim was stated in an amended and substituted petition, which recited the facts at length, and to this, as. amended, the executor of the estate demurred. This demurrer was sustained, and plaintiffs thereupon elected to dismiss a part of the third division of their petition as amended, and to stand upon the first two divisions thereof, and, having só elected, the court ordered that the first two divisions be dismissed…
1Opinion of the CourtDeemer, J.
The action, so far as the first two divisions of the petition are concerned, is based upon a contract or contracts hereinafter to be referred to, and upon a decree of court rendered thereon. Prom the allegations of these pleadings, we gather the following facts: W. P. Gould and Anna, his wife, were married in November of the year 1873, and, as a result thereof, three children were born, who are the plaintiffs herein. W. P. Gould and his wife lived together until about May 11, 1900, and on or about June 2, 1900, a decree of divorce was granted the wife, Anna. In May of the same year they made…
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