Ratliff v. Ellis
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from, the Jefferson District Court This is a bill in. chancery by the lieirs of John Ratliff, deceased, against Mehitable Ellis, sole devisee of P. Ellis, deceased, to recover the east one-third of lot eight, in block eight in the town of Fairfield (according- to the old plat), and the rents of the remainder of the lot for several years, and the purchase money for which the middle third was sold by respondent, and which was received by her.
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Appeal from, the Jefferson District Court This is a bill in. chancery by the lieirs of John Ratliff, deceased, against Mehitable Ellis, sole devisee of P. Ellis, deceased, to recover the east one-third of lot eight, in block eight in the town of Fairfield (according- to the old plat), and the rents of the remainder of the lot for several years, and the purchase money for which the middle third was sold by respondent, and which was received by her. The petition alleges that John Ratliff, the deceased, purchased the east half of lot seven, and the whole of lot eight, in block eight in…
1Opinion of the Court
Woodward, J.(1) — This causéis presented to us in an over* whelming mass of papers, commendatory of the patience, industry, and faithfulness of the counsel, but of doubtful utility toward tbe result. If it were possible to make a resulting trust of tbe case, it would be easy of decision, for there is much testimony tending to support sucb a case, and to charge Ellis, were it not that Bailiff, by Ais ovm assignment and deed, conveyed this property to Bilis. Were it not for this, the payment of the purchase money by Batliff, with the testimony, would probably make out a trust, so far as the…
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