Sillyman v. King
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Mitchell District Court. Suit in equity to quiet title to real estate. Decree for plaintiff. Defendant Dolton appeals. The facts of the case are stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtMiller, J.
In January, 1856, the defendant, Alfred King, located a large number of military land warrants on lands situated and lying in Mitchell county, Iowa, obtaining from the United States Land Office, at Decorah, the usual certificates showing such locations.
About the 10th day of May, 1856, King sold about one thousand acres of the lands thus located to the plaintiff, John Sillyman, and as evidence of such sale King and wife executed assignments, which were printed and written on the backs of the several certificates of location, in the following form.
“For value received, we, Alfred King, to whom…
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