Schlosser v. Hemphill
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Palo Alto District Gourt. — Hon. W. B. Quarton. Judge. This is an action in equity to quiet title to a tract of some 290 acres of land in the S. i of section 30, township 97, range 34, in Palo Alto county. Plaintiff is the admitted owner of lots two and three, forming a part of said tract, and containing about 99 acres.
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Appeal from Palo Alto District Gourt. — Hon. W. B. Quarton. Judge. This is an action in equity to quiet title to a tract of some 290 acres of land in the S. i of section 30, township 97, range 34, in Palo Alto county. Plaintiff is the admitted owner of lots two and three, forming a part of said tract, and containing about 99 acres. According to the origi.nal government survey, made in 1857 this land, was adjacent to a lake, which was meandered, and the meander lines were run along the north side of the said two lots. The remainder of the land.claimed lies between this meander line and the…
1Opinion of the CourtWaterman, J.
I- une: wifeu a boundary. Lots two and three, which plaintiff admittedly owns, are bounded on the south by the south section line, and they extend almost across said section from east to west. Plaintiff’s claim was once before presented to this court in an action of . a similar nature to this, but against a aifrerent defendant. See Schlosser v. Cruickshank, 96 Iowa, 414. Plaintiff was then successful. But that was before the resurvey and issuance of a patent and the making of conveyance by the county; and, more than this, in the other case Schlosser claimed title only to the actual margin of…
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