Woods v. Knotts
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from' Clarke District Court.• — TIomer A. Fuller, Judge. Action in equity, to set off the indebtedness of an heir against his interest in real estate, and to quiet title. Judgment and decree as prayed. The defendants J. F. Knotts and Anna Knotts appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtStevens, J.
*5451. DBSOSNT ASrD DISTRXBUTXO~5: rights and liabilities of heirs: setting off debts. *544Clara E. Woods died intestate, March 4, 1920, seized of 240 acres of land in Clarke County, but without any *545personal estate. The plaintiff N. C. Hoffman is the administrator of her estate, and C. F. Woods is her surviving husband. The remaining parties, p1ainti~ and defendant, are her heirs at law. Appellant J. F. Knotts is the son of deceased by a prior marriage, and is a half brother to the' Woods heirs.
It is alleged in the petition that the deceased signed notes with the appellant J. F. Knotts, as surety,…
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