Gainor v. Gainor
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Dubuque District Court. This is an action in chancery to enforce the conveyance by defendant of certain land to plaintiffs, who are the widow and heirs at law of James Gainor, deceased, a son of defendant. The facts sufficiently appear in the opinion. The District Court dismissed the bill. Plaintiffs appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtBeck, J.
— -The alleged facts, upon which the relief is claimed, as set out in the petition, are, substantially, as follows: On the 30th day of June, 1861, James Gainor was, and had been for a long time, the owner in fee of tire W. $ of the E. S. E. J of section 18, T. 89, N. B., 2 W. On that day, without any consideration and for the purpose of defrauding plaintiff Mary Gainor, then Mary McLean, out of her marital rights, James Gainor conveyed said land to his father, Thomas Gainor, the defendant in this action. The defendant participated in this fraudulent design. James Gainor and plaintiff Mary…
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