Legal Opinion

Bowman v. Bennett

Supreme Court of Iowa

Decided February 16, 1977No. 2-57969PublishedCited by 20 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

RAWLINGS, Justice.

Action by plaintiff, Dixie Bowman (Dixie), to partition real property, the record titleholder and possessor thereof being defendant, James E. Bennett (James), all other defendants being contingently interested. We reverse.

Prior to 1966, Dixie and James were married. They resided on a 160 acre Pocahontas County farm described as the. Northwest Quarter of Section 11, Township 93 North, Range 31 Wést of the- 5th P.M. These parties are the parents of defendants Cynthia, Allen, Jane, Jérry and John Bennett.

In June 1966, Dixie and James were divorced. A predecree stipulation,…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. Flynn v. FlynnCalifornia Supreme Court · 1954
  2. Peters v. PetersSupreme Court of Iowa · 1974
  3. Knipfer v. KnipferSupreme Court of Iowa · 1966
  4. McNelis v. BruceArizona Supreme Court · 1961
  5. Sound Storm Ent., Inc. v. Keefe, in & for Fayette Cty.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1973

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3Cited by20 opinions

  1. Beeck v. Aquaslide 'N' Dive Corp.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1984
  2. Johnston v. JohnstonCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1983
  3. In Re the Marriage of LawsonSupreme Court of Iowa · 1987
  4. Anderson v. AndersonHawaii Supreme Court · 1978
  5. In Re the Marriage of KnottSupreme Court of Iowa · 1983

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