Willett v. Malli
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Winneshiek District Court. This action in equity was brought by the plaintiff, as the administrator of the estate of Franz Malli, deceased, to subject to the payment of tbe debts of the estate certain real estate, tbe legal title to which is in the defendants. The court granted the relief prayed, and the defendants appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtAdams, J.
The plaintiff avers in his petition, in substance, that a claim has been allowed against the estate of his intestate for about $1,400, iu favor of one Christina Malli; that the expenses of administration amount to about $500; that the claim and expenses are wholly unpaid; and that there are no legal assets of the estate. He further avers, in substance, that the land in question, standing in the defendant’s name, is equitably liable for the payment of the claim and expenses; that the decedent in his life-time was the owner of certain notes, secured upon the land in question by a mortgage; that…
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