Legal Opinion

Jordan v. Brown

Supreme Court of Iowa

Decided March 15, 1887PublishedCited by 12 opinions

Appeal from Madison Circuit Court. Action to recover possession of real estate. The facts’ are stated in the opinion. The plaintiff appeals.

1Opinion of the CourtSeevers, J.

The petition states that the plaintiff is the owner of the real estate in controversy, and is entitled to its possession. The defendant admits the plaintiff’s ownership in 1876, but pleaded that in that year the plaintiff mortgaged the same to one McClure, and that the mortgage had been duly foreclosed in 1878, and the real estate sold on special éxecntion to McClure, and the same conveyed to hirp in 1879 by the sheriff, and the defendant claims under McClure. In a reply, the plaintiff pleaded that the decree of foreclosure, and the .sale and conveyance were void, because *422the court had no…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Morrow v. WeedSupreme Court of Iowa · 1856
  2. Garretson v. Hays Bros.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1886
  3. Morgan v. SmallSupreme Court of Iowa · 1871

3Cited by12 opinions

  1. Williamson v. WilliamsonSupreme Court of Iowa · 1917
  2. Pease v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 1921
  3. Hubner v. ReickhoffSupreme Court of Iowa · 1897
  4. Thornily v. PrenticeSupreme Court of Iowa · 1903
  5. Tinn v. U.S. District AttorneyCalifornia Supreme Court · 1906

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