Jahnke v. Seydel
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Johnson District Court. — R. P. Howell, Judge. Action to quiet title. Opinion states the facts. Decree below dismissing plaintiffs’ petition.
1Opinion of the CourtGaynor, J.
1. Reformation ofinstruMENTS : grounds: reformation carrying stranger I. This is an action to recover possession and quiet title to a certain 15-foot strip along the east side of Lot 4 in Block 41 in Iowa City, Iowa. Plaintiffs claim that there was a mistake in the deed under , . , ,, . , .... . , . , , which they received title, and also a mistake . m the deed under which their immediate grantor received title, in this, that the deed should have included this strip of land. The prayer of the petition is that the deeds be reformed so as to include this strip within plaintiffs’ deed, and then…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Grube v. WellsSupreme Court of Iowa · 1871
- Griffin v. BrownSupreme Court of Iowa · 1914
- Fisher v. MueckeSupreme Court of Iowa · 1891
- Mills v. PennySupreme Court of Iowa · 1888
- Goldsborough v. PidduckSupreme Court of Iowa · 1893
3Cited by4 opinions
- Nichols v. KirchnerSupreme Court of Iowa · 1949
- Evert v. TurnerSupreme Court of Iowa · 1918
- Swim v. LanglandSupreme Court of Iowa · 1943
- Rauhut v. O'DonnellCourt of Chancery of Delaware · 1944