Foshay v. Shafer
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Fremont District Court. — Hon. W. K. Green, Judge. John Jacob Shaker died iu 1852, seised of certain land in Eulton county, 111., which, he devised to his four children, Henry E., Lewis D., Louisa E., and Luther A. Shafer, subject to a life estate therein given his wife, Margaret Shafer, In 1874 the devisees, except Louisa E. Shafer, executed a conveyance of the land to 'Daniel Eoshay, stipulating therein that “we hereby covenant with the said Daniel Eoshay that…
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Appeal from Fremont District Court. — Hon. W. K. Green, Judge. John Jacob Shaker died iu 1852, seised of certain land in Eulton county, 111., which, he devised to his four children, Henry E., Lewis D., Louisa E., and Luther A. Shafer, subject to a life estate therein given his wife, Margaret Shafer, In 1874 the devisees, except Louisa E. Shafer, executed a conveyance of the land to 'Daniel Eoshay, stipulating therein that “we hereby covenant with the said Daniel Eoshay that we hold said premises by good and perfect title; that we have good right, and lawful authority to sell and convey the…
1Opinion of the Court
Ladd, C. J. —
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2 Though the land was conveyed to plaintiff in 1874, he was not disturbed in the possession or quiet enjoyment of it until 1898, when Moreland asserted his claim to the ownership of an undivided one-eighth, to which the court subsequently found him entitled. The defendants, with the other devisees, received compensation for this much to which, in making the conveyance in 1874, they conveyed no title whatever. The covenant, then, “we hold said premises by good and perfect title; that we have good right and lawful authority to sell and convey the same.” — was broken upon the…
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