Alston v. Alston
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Jefferson District Court. — IIon. F. W. Eiciielberger, Judge. Action for partition. Defendants William E. Alston,, Mary M. Vote, and Henry 0. Alston are alleged to be beirs of William Alston, wbo died intestate in 1896, seised in fee of the real estate described in the petition. • The plaintiff William D. Alston alleges that he is a natural son of said William Alston, deceased, recognized by him as such during his lifetime, and plaintiff claims, therefore, to be…
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Appeal from Jefferson District Court. — IIon. F. W. Eiciielberger, Judge. Action for partition. Defendants William E. Alston,, Mary M. Vote, and Henry 0. Alston are alleged to be beirs of William Alston, wbo died intestate in 1896, seised in fee of the real estate described in the petition. • The plaintiff William D. Alston alleges that he is a natural son of said William Alston, deceased, recognized by him as such during his lifetime, and plaintiff claims, therefore, to be entitled to share equally in the real estate of the father with the three legitimate heirs, and he asks partition…
1Opinion of the CourtMcClain, J.
1 I. Appellees have interposed motions to strike appellant’s abstract from the files, and to affirm the decree, on the ground that the abstract has no names of attorneys appended thereto, and does not purport to contain all the evidence; and also to strike from the files an amended abstract, in which appellant seeks to cure these alleged errors, and a reply filed at the same time. Appellant’s abstract purports on its face to be an abstract of the evidence in this case, and the names of the attorneys for appellant are given in the usual way on the first page. There is no rule requiring that…
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- Craufurd v. BlackburnCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1861
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