Marray v. Quigley
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Allamakee District Court. — Hon. A. N. Hob-son, Judge. This is an action in partition, and also asking that title be confirmed in the plaintiffs. The facts necessary to an understanding of the case are, briefly, as follows: On the 16th day of April, 1852, O. P. Beeman purchased of the school fund commissioners of Allamakee county the E. £ of the N. W. £ of 21-97-5, and took a contract therefor in accordance with law.
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Appeal from Allamakee District Court. — Hon. A. N. Hob-son, Judge. This is an action in partition, and also asking that title be confirmed in the plaintiffs. The facts necessary to an understanding of the case are, briefly, as follows: On the 16th day of April, 1852, O. P. Beeman purchased of the school fund commissioners of Allamakee county the E. £ of the N. W. £ of 21-97-5, and took a contract therefor in accordance with law. On the 30fch day of April of the same year he and his brother, O. D. Beeman, purchased' of the same party the S. E. £ of the N. W. £ of 83-97-5, and took a contract…
1Opinion of the CourtSherwin, J.
At the time of her husband’s death, in 1860, Abigail Beeman took a one-third interest in his estate for life only, under section 2477 of the Revision of 1860. The daughter Harriet, the only surviving child of C. P. Bee-man, died in September, 1861, and upon her death, her mother took a life estate in her property, under section 2498 of the Revision, which is as follows: “Sec. 2498. If the mother be the surviving parent as contemplated in section *9three of this act, she shall take only a life estate in the intestate’s property, and after her death it shall go to the children of her body if…
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