McDowell v. McDowell
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Lucas District Court. — IIon. Frank W. Eichelbeeger, Judge. This is an action t.o establish and quiet title to certain real and personal property of which G. J. McDowell, the husband of the plaintiff, died seised. Defendant denied plaintiff’s title, and in a counterclaim asked that her title • to an undivided one-half of the property be established. The trial court granted plaintiff the relief prayed, and defendant appeals. —
1Opinion of the Court
Deemer, J. —
Plaintiff is the widow, and defendant the mother, of G. J. McDowell, who died intestate and *287without issue December 20, 1906, seised and possessed of the real and personal estate in controversy. For appellee it is contended that while deceased was lying on his deathbed, and fully comprehended that dissolution was near, plaintiff and defendant came to the bedside, and that he then, which was within a few hours of his death, stated in the presence of both of them that he desired his wife, plaintiff herein, to have all his property and to keep it, which she said she would- do, and…
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