Legal Opinion

Price v. Ewell

Supreme Court of Iowa

Decided February 18, 1915PublishedCited by 8 opinions

Appeal 'from Lee District Court. — Hon. H. Bank, Jr., Judge. Suit for partition of real estate. The plaintiff was adjudged to have no interest therein and his petition was dismissed. He appeals.

1Opinion of the CourtEvans, J.

1. Wills : construction:. ufe estate or fee? The defendant Storms is the grantee of his co-defendants and as such interposes the only defense made. The plaintiff Eosa Price is the wife of John Price and has no interest in the subject of the controversy except as such wife. Both parties to the controversy, viz.: plaintiff John Pnce and defendant C. W. Storms, rest their claim of title upon the will of Patrick Price, the former owner of - the property. Patrick Price died testate in September, 1888, seized of the property. He left surviving him his widow Gemima and four children. Two of his…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Busby v. BusbySupreme Court of Iowa · 1908
  2. Archer v. BarnesSupreme Court of Iowa · 1910
  3. Brunk v. BrunkSupreme Court of Iowa · 1912
  4. Convey v. MurphySupreme Court of Iowa · 1912

3Cited by8 opinions

  1. In re Estate of BeatySupreme Court of Iowa · 1915
  2. Jones v. ClymanSupreme Court of Iowa · 1922
  3. Staack v. DetterdingSupreme Court of Iowa · 1917
  4. Phelps Mortgage Co. v. ThomasSupreme Court of Iowa · 1922
  5. Tillerson v. TaylorSupreme Court of Missouri · 1920

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