Buckles v. Matson
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Lee District Court. — II. Bank, Jr., Judge. This case involves the homestead right in a certain two-story brick building. On the death of the owner, the widow elected to take her homestead right in lieu of her distributive share. The question here is whether a portion of this building was in fact a homestead, and passed to her under ele'ction. The opinion states the facts.
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Appeal from Lee District Court. — II. Bank, Jr., Judge. This case involves the homestead right in a certain two-story brick building. On the death of the owner, the widow elected to take her homestead right in lieu of her distributive share. The question here is whether a portion of this building was in fact a homestead, and passed to her under ele'ction. The opinion states the facts. Decree below established a homestead right in the entire building in favor of the defendant, the widow. From this, the plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtGaynor, J.
On April 15, 1912, C. D. Matson died, owning parts of two lots in the city of Fort Madison, on which is situated a two-story brick building, with a frontage on Pine Street of about 20 feet, and extending back about 50 feet, to an alley. Under this building, as constructed and used, is a cellar. From Pine Street, there are two doors, one serving as an entrance to the first floor, the other serving as an entrance to an approach to a stairway leading to the second floor. After entering from Pine Street, through the doorway leading to the approach to the stairway, there is another door, through…
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