Bunce v. Bunce
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from, Oerro Gordo Oi/rcwit Gov/rt. Action to set aside a guardian’s deed. The plaintiff avers in his petition that, in 1871, he was a minor, and the owner of the land in question; that the defendant, George L. Bunce, made a pretended guardian’s sale of the land, and the other defendants claim to have acquired an interest in the land through such sale.
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Appeal from, Oerro Gordo Oi/rcwit Gov/rt. Action to set aside a guardian’s deed. The plaintiff avers in his petition that, in 1871, he was a minor, and the owner of the land in question; that the defendant, George L. Bunce, made a pretended guardian’s sale of the land, and the other defendants claim to have acquired an interest in the land through such sale. The plaintiff avers that the sale was invalid, because there was no sufficient service of notice on him; also, because the petition for the sale was insufficient; also, because no sale bond was given; and finally, because there was no…
1Opinion of the CourtAdams, J.
i guardian’s nrto:‘(iefe«cfve mcaon’.311113" I. The appellants insist that the service of notice of an application for an order of sale was not such as f° give court jurisdiction. The officer’s return upon the notice is in these words: “The within notice served personally on the within named *535minor by reading tbe within to the within named minor, Simon G-. Bunce, and leaving a copy with George L. Bunce, father of the minor, the 5th day of January, 1871.” The statute provided that “a copy of the petition with notice of the time at which such application will be made to the court must be served…
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