Dean v. Carpenter
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from J ones District Court. — • Hon. W. G. Thompson, Judge. Proceedings to establish a claim for services against the estate of Seymour Bennett, deceased. Defense, settlement and payment of claim. Trial to a jury, verdict and judgment for defendant, and plaintiff appeals.—
1Opinion of the CourtDeemer, J.
There is testimony to show that, during the years 1902 and 1903, plaintiff rendered certain services for Seymour Bennett, his father-in-law, since deceased, and that these services were of value. But defendant contends that, whatever these services may have been, they were fully settled and paid for by a deed executed by deceased in December of the year 1903, after all the services had been rendered, to Zula L. Dean, his daughter, and the wife of plaintiff. Plaintiff, while admitting that his wife received a deed for certain lands from the deceased, claims that it was made without…
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