Lutton v. Steng

Columbus Steng died intestate, September 1, 1928, seized in fee of a certain tract of land in Keokuk County, which was conveyed to him by general warranty deed on January 24, 1925, by J. L. Lutton. The parties to this action are the plaintiff, a son of J. L. Button's, the heirs at law of Columbus Steng, the administrator of his estate, and several mortgagees, claiming a lien upon the real property on which the buildings in controversy are located.

The evidence is without substantial dispute that appellant, in 1910, erected a dwelling house, a corncrib, and other buildings upon the land of his…