Johnson v. Loewen

This is a suit in equity brought by the plaintiffs, Fred L. Johnson and Henry W. Johnson, against the defendant, Permelia Jane Loewen, to quiet title to 80 acres of land in Polk county. From a decree quieting the title in plaintiffs as against the claims of defendant, the defendant appeals.

The record shows that on August 29, 1918, Lafayette Dowers died testate leaving surviving his widow, Permelia Jane Dowers, now Permelia Jane Loewen, defendant herein, and two daughters, Celestial Ethel Bond and Leonia Ellen Jacobson. By the provisions of the will, the widow was to have a life estate in the…