Sedgwick v. Jack
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Van Burén District Court. — Hon. T. M. Fee, Judge. Action to set aside conveyances of land on account of fraud and mental incapacity of the grantor. Decree for defendants. Plaintiffs appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtSherwin, J.
This is an action to set aside conveyances of real estate from husband to wife. It is alleged that Datus E. Sedgwick, the grantor, was of unsound mind on the eleventh day of December, 1895, when he conveyed the property in question to his wife, M. *746Frank Sedgwick. At the time of these conveyances Datus E. Sedgwick was eighty-four years of age, and the wife well along in years, "íhere had been some litigation between Datus E. Sedgwick and one Anderson over a small piece of land, prior thereto. The wife evidently conceived the idea that Anderson was maturing plans for a general assault upon her…
2Cited by1 opinion
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