Funson v. Bradt
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Calhoun District Court. — Hon. S. M. Elwood, Judge. Action in equity to have set aside certain tax deeds, and for permission to redeem from certain tax sales. There was a hearing on the merits, and a decree, which was afterwards modified. The plaintiff and the defendant J. H. Bradt appeal, the appeal of the plaintiff having been first perfected. —
1Opinion of the CourtRobinson, J.
— The land in controversy is the west one-half of the southeast one-fourth of section 1, township 88 north, of range 34, west, in Calhoun county. It was patented to James Burns by the United States in the year 1858. The plaintiff claims title by virtue of the swamp-land grant, a conveyance by Calhoun county to the trustee of the American Emigrant Company, a conveyance from the surviving trustee to the company, and *473conveyances from the company and its grantees, and by virtue of a decree of the district court of Galhoun county in favor of certain grantee® in the plaintiff’s chain of title…
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