Hildreth v. Harney
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Polk Ci/rcuit Gourt. The plaintiff brings this action in equity to quiet bis title to certain forty acres of land. The court entered a. decree, for plaintiff as prayed in the petition. The defendant appeals. The material facts are stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the Court
Day, Ch. J.
The plaintiff derived his title to the lands in controversy through the foreclosure of a mortgage executed thereon by David R. Harney, the father of the defendant. The mortgage was foreclosed after the death of David R. Harney, and his widow and children, including the defendant, were made parties to the foreclosure proceeding. The original notice was served personally on the 7th day of December, 1867, and notified the defendants “that there is now on file in the office of the clerk of the district court of Polk county, Iowa, the petition of John M. Harney,” claiming of them ihe…
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