Bailey v. Callanan
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Kossuth District Gowrt. — Hon. George H. Care, Judge. Action in equity to quiet in the plaintiff the title to certain real estate. A demurrer to the petition haying been filed and overruled, the defendants refused to further plead, and a decree was rendered in favor of the plaintiff. The defendants appeal. —
1Opinion of the CourtRobinson, C. J.
The material facts stated in the petition are as follows: The plaintiff ^ claims title, to a tract of land situated in'Kossuth county, which contains forty acres, by virtue of a contract of purchase made with the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Cqmpany in April, 1886. That company claims title by virtue of a deed to it from the McGregor & Missouri River Railway Company, executed on the twentieth day of December, 1880; a patent to that company from the *109state of Iowa, dated April 8, 1871; a grant by act of congress to the state of Iowa for the benefit of that company, and a certification…
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