Hughes v. Wyatt
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Blach Hawk District Court. — Hon. F. O. Platt, Judge. This is an, action to recover possession of eighty acres of real estate situated iu Black Hawk County. The land in question was formerly owned by John T. Hughes, who died in 1879 seised of the same. The plaintiff claims to have inherited the same as the illegitimate and only child of said Hughes.
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Appeal from Blach Hawk District Court. — Hon. F. O. Platt, Judge. This is an, action to recover possession of eighty acres of real estate situated iu Black Hawk County. The land in question was formerly owned by John T. Hughes, who died in 1879 seised of the same. The plaintiff claims to have inherited the same as the illegitimate and only child of said Hughes. The defendants claim under a warranty deed executed in October, 1880, by the only brother and sister of the deceased and as his supposed heirs. This deed was recorded October 22, 1880. Its grantee, Robert Wyatt, entered into possession…
1Opinion of the CourtEvans, J.
Eor some years prior to 1877, John T. Hughes lived at Cedar Balls. He was married and maintained a home. His wife had one child by a previous marriage. The plaintiff was born out of wedlock in July, 1871. When three or four years old, he was brought to the home of Hughes by his mother, one Anna Brown, and was taken and cared for as one of the family by Hughes and his wife. Hughes separated from his wife in 1877 and left the country. About the same time, his wife obtained a divorce from him. He died in Pottawattamie County in 1879. The fact of his death was generally known in and about Cedar…
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