Legal Opinion
American Emigrant Co. v. Clark
Supreme Court of Iowa
Decided December 6, 1883PublishedCited by 6 opinions
Appeal from Kossuth District Court. This is an action in equity' to quiet title to certain forty acres of land. Tbe defendants filed a general demurrer to tbe petition, wliicb tbe court sustained. Tbe plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
Day, Ch. J.
The plaintiff’s petition is as follows:
“1. The plaintiff, the American Emirgant Company, alleges that it is a corporation, created by and existing under the laws of the state of Connecticut.
“2. Plaintiff alleges that it is the owner in fee simple of the following described premises, situated in Kossuth county, Iowa, to-wit: The east half of the northwest quarter of' section twenty-nine (29), in township ninety-seven (97) north, of range twenty-eight (28) west of 5th P. M.
“3. - That the said land is swamp land, within the meaning of the act of Congress of September 28, 1850, and was…
2Cases cited1 opinion
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- Berg v. ShadeSupreme Court of Iowa · 1927
- Putensen v. DreeszenSupreme Court of Iowa · 1928
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