Olsen v. Olsen
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Audubon District Court. — Hon. O. D. Wheeler, Judge. This suit was brought , to set aside certain conveyances made by the appellant, conveying to appellees all of her property, except her homestead, for want of consideration, on the ground of fraud and undue influence.
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Appeal from Audubon District Court. — Hon. O. D. Wheeler, Judge. This suit was brought , to set aside certain conveyances made by the appellant, conveying to appellees all of her property, except her homestead, for want of consideration, on the ground of fraud and undue influence. The trial court refused to set aside the conveyances, but required defendant, Hans A. Bladt, to convey land received by him to his wife and to account for money intended by plaintiff for the children of Hans and Caroline. The plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtPreston, J.
to aciniia: vafluencein" Plaintiff was the owner of two hundred and sixty-four acres of land in Audubon and Shelby counties and, in addition to the real estate, she was the owner and in possession of personal property of the value of about $13,000.00. She further claimed that on or about February, 1909, under pressure of undue influence and threats of her son-in-law, Hans A. Bladt, she conveyed all of her property to the said Bladt and his co-defendants, retaining for herself only a life interest in forty-six acres of the land, and claimed that all conveyances were made without consideration…
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