Nelson v. Wilson
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Wright District Court — Hon. S. M. Weaver, Judge. This is an action at law for the recovery of a balance alleged to be due of the purchase price of ah interest in a tract of land which was sold and conveyed to defendant by plaintiff’s mother, it being the agreement of the parties that the consideration should be paid to plaintiff. The verdict and judgment were for plaintiff, and defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
Reed,. J.
— Plaintiff is the illegitimate son of Mary Nelson, who is now the wife of defendant. She was formerly the wife of Anton Nelson, by whom she had two children. At the time of his death Anton Nelson was seized of a forty-acre tract of land, which descended to his widow and children. After the marriage of defendant with the widow, and after a child had been born to them, they entered into a contract for the sale and purchase of her distributive share of the land. She was desirous of making such provision for plaintiff out of the property as would place him on an equality with the…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Courtright v. DeedsSupreme Court of Iowa · 1873
- Winton v. ShermanSupreme Court of Iowa · 1866
3Cited by4 opinions
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