Harwood v. Lee

This action was tried to the court, a jury having been waived. The district court found the facts and conclusions of law based thereon as follows: “First. On the-day of-, 1885, the defendant, J. S. Lee, executed to the plaintiff a deed of conveyance for the south half (i) of the southwest quarter (z) of section twenty-one (21), township one hundred (100), range twenty-five (25) west fifth principal meridian, Iowa, with covenants of warranty against incum-brances, except a mortgage of two hundred and sixty-two •dollars and seventy-five hundredths dollars ($262.75). Second. That at the time of…