Spaan v. Anderson
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Lee District Court. — Hon. Henry Bank, Jr., Judge. Action to quiet title by plaintiffs, who claim to be owners of two certain lots of real property in the city of Keokuk, as against defendants, who claim judgment liens on an interest therein alleged by them to belong to one Joseph C. Spaan. Decree for plaintiffs, and defendants appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtMcClain, J.
1 2 The lots in controversy belonged during his lifetime to one John Spaan, the father of plaintiffs and of Joseph C. Spaan, who died seised thereof in 1893, having executed a will, afterwards duly probated, containing the following clauses: “Second. I give, devise, and bequeath to my wife, Nellie Spaan, all my property, both real and personal, during her natural life; and I hereby authorize and empower the said Nellie Spaan to sell and convey any of said property as she may think best. Third. After the death of my said wife, I give, devise, and bequeath all the property remaining at her…
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