Legal Opinion

Muir v. Bozarth

Supreme Court of Iowa

Decided October 23, 1876PublishedCited by 5 opinions

Appeal from, Decatur Circuit Court. This is an action in equity for the conveyance of real estate, and an accounting of the rents and profits. The plaintiff’s petition was dismissed, and he appeals.

1Opinion of the CourtDay, J.

i. conveystatutefofud: limitations, I. The facts in this case, which are clearly established by the testimony, are very fully and accurately stated in the introduction to appellant’s argument, as follows: “On the 19th day of September, 1854, the plaintiff, John Muir, entered the west half of' *500the northeast quarter, section 2, township 67, range 26, in Decatur county, Iowa. At that time, and some eight months prior, the defendant, Jonathan Bozarth, owned in fee simple and resided on the east half of said quarter section. After the plaintiff entered the land in question, the defendant, Bozarth,…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Page v. ColeSupreme Court of Iowa · 1858

3Cited by5 opinions

  1. American Railway Express Co. v. HouleSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1926
  2. Logan v. DavisSupreme Court of Iowa · 1919
  3. Brooks v. BlackColorado Court of Appeals · 1912
  4. Brooks v. BlackColorado Court of Appeals · 1912
  5. Read v. FergusonSupreme Court of Iowa · 1940

Showing a preview — retrieve the full document via the Exa API.

Powered by the Exa API