Wood v. Wood
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from, Linn District Court.— IíoN. J. H. PeestoN, Judge. A demurrer to the petition was sustained, and, as plaintiffs elected to stand on tbe ruling, the petition was dismissed and they appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtLadd, J.
The petition alleged that B. H. Wood was married to Celista IT. Wood, April 22, 1854, and there were born to them three children, C. H. Wood, Eva B. Anderson, and Etta-S. Shealy, plaintiffs herein; that Celista H. Wood was insane and confined in one of the state hospitals for the'insane and the county asylum of Linn county from 1884 until her death in 1904; that B. IT. Wood began suit to annul his marriage with her in the district court of Linn .county in 1S86, caused notice to be served on her as provided by statute, defense being made by a guardian ad litem, and that on hearing, a decree…
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