Leighton v. Leighton
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Wapello District Court. — D. M. Anderson, Judge. Action in equity, to set aside deed and to establish the. alleged right and title of the plaintiff to an interest in lands. Mary T. Leighton, grantee in the deed, denies the petition, and by cross-petition asks that her title be established and confirmed.
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Appeal from Wapello District Court. — D. M. Anderson, Judge. Action in equity, to set aside deed and to establish the. alleged right and title of the plaintiff to an interest in lands. Mary T. Leighton, grantee in the deed, denies the petition, and by cross-petition asks that her title be established and confirmed. Joseph Leighton and Alvin C. Leighton, defendants in the cross-petition, deny the same, and assert an undivided interest in the described real estate in their own right. There was a decree in favor of Mary T. Leighton, defendant, and against the other defendants and the plaintiffs.…
1Opinion of the CourtWeaver, J.
1. DEEDS: validity. Alvin C. Leighton, a long-time resident and business man of the city of Ottumwa, died testate, July 1, 1917. He had accumulated a considerable estate. Prior to the date of the deed, the validity of which is flow in question, he had acquired title to the property known as the Leighton Block, in Otturnwa. The property was well improved, and of considerable value, wit*1193nesses appraising it at about $100,000. He had other real estate in California and Arkansas, and perhaps elsewhere. The will left by him was evidently prepared by himself, and during his later years, it had been…
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