Ufford v. Wilkins
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Buchanan Circuit Court. The appellee, Ufford, sued Wilkins, the appellant, to recover damages for an alleged unlawful removal by appellant of a fence, claimed by plaintiff to be on his land. The cause was tried to a jury; verdict for plaintiff, and defendant appeals. The further necessary facts appear in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtMiller, J.
The evidence shows that on the 19th day of February, 1859, Freeman Beynolds and wife conveyed, by deed of general warranty, to Oliver W. Ellsworth, “ the south-west quarter of the north-west quarter of section thirty, in township eighty-nine north, of range ten *111west, 'in Buchanan county, Iowa.” Also one-half the fence on the south-east quarter of the same quarter section, which latter tract then belonged to the grantor. The tract conveyed, being on the western boundary of the township, was fractional, containing forty-four acres. The deed, however, recited the land conveyed as “ being forty…
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