Baker v. Jamison
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Clarke District Court — -Hon. John W. Harvey, J udge. Plaintiff brought an action to quiet in her the title to three-fourths of certain real estate in Osceola.
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Appeal from Clarke District Court — -Hon. John W. Harvey, J udge. Plaintiff brought an action to quiet in her the title to three-fourths of certain real estate in Osceola. Sbe .claimed to have acquired one-fourth of the property by descent from her mother, Charity Prentice, one-fourth by purchase from Jacob N. Prentice and one-fourth from T. J. Prentice — the said Jacob N. and T. J being sons and heirs at law of Charity Prentice, and having also acquired said interests by descent from her. The defendants pleaded title in themselves to the interest which plaintiff claims to have acquired from…
1Opinion of the CourtReeo, J.
l. homesoeiittofiejr: Sts hands!m I. Charity Prentice became the-owner of the property in 1875, and she and her family occupied it as a place of residence for several years thereafter. In about 1878 her husband died, but she continued for some time after his death to live in the house; her son Jacob N., who was a single man, living with her. He afterwards left the place, and she broke up housekeeping, and went to liveíwith her married daughters. At one time one of the daughters lived for a few months on the property in question, and Mrs. Prentice lived there with .her, but during most of the…
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