Biddick v. Darragh

This is a phase of a suit to partition Lot 10, Block 35, Carpenters 5th Addition to Cedar Rapids. The parties hereto, Anna Catherine Drahos (now Darragh) and Anthony Homolka, were defendants in the partition suit. Anna is a granddaughter and also the adopted daughter of Anthony and his deceased wife, who died in July 1943. October 1, 1943, Anthony gave Anna a quitclaim deed to his interest in the property, reserving to himself a life estate. His interest was adjudicated to have been an undivided seven-ninths share of the property. After the partition sale but before distribution of the…