Legal Opinion

McCorkendale v. McCorkendale

Supreme Court of Iowa

Decided May 10, 1900PublishedCited by 12 opinions

Appeal from Sac District Court. — Hon. S. M. Elwood, Judge. Action in equity to quiet the title to land. There was a trial upon the merits, and a decree for the plaintiffs. Defendants appeal.

1Opinion of the CourtSherwin, J.

*3161 2 3 *315On the seventeenth day of May, 1896, Neil McCorkendale died intestate, seised in fee of the land in controversy. He left surviving him his widow, Mary McCorkendale, one of the defendants herein. No children were born to Neil and Mary McCorkendale. The parents of the deceased died before the seventeenth day of May, 1896. The plaintiffs are his brothers and sisters, and brought this action to quiet their title to the undivided one-half of the land in question; alleging that one Janet Armour, and her son, Lawrence Armour, were in possession of a part of the land, claiming an interest…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Holcomb v. . HolcombNew York Court of Appeals · 1884
  2. Holliday v. McKinneSupreme Court of Florida · 1886
  3. Kroh v. HeinsNebraska Supreme Court · 1896
  4. Burton v. BaldwinSupreme Court of Iowa · 1883
  5. Cole v. MarshSupreme Court of Iowa · 1894

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3Cited by12 opinions

  1. Brisbin v. HuntingtonSupreme Court of Iowa · 1905
  2. Record v. EllisSupreme Court of Kansas · 1916
  3. Ellis v. NewellSupreme Court of Iowa · 1903
  4. Britt v. HallSupreme Court of Iowa · 1902
  5. Riggs v. GishSupreme Court of Iowa · 1925

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