Legal Opinion

Denzler v. Rieckhoff

Supreme Court of Iowa

Decided January 29, 1896PublishedCited by 7 opinions

Appeal from Iowa District Court. — Hon. M. J. Wade, Judge. This is a suit in equity to quiet the plaintiff’s title to certain real estate. The defendant Emily L. Rieckhoff filed an answer and cross petition in which she claimed to be the owner of two-fifths of the property, and she demanded a partition of the same. There was full hearing on the merits, and a decree was entered for the plaintiff, as prayed in the petition. Defendant Emily L. Rieckhoff appeals.

1Opinion of the CourtRothrock, C. J.

I. The parties are children and grandchildren of Jacob Denzler, deceased, who was a farmer, and resided in Iowa county. He accumulated quite a large estate. He died in the year 1889, and left surviving him his widow, Yerona Denzler, and five children. The children were the plaintiff herein, Jacob Denzler, and Henry Denzler, John Denzler, Caroline Schild, and Yerona Rieckhoff. It will be observed from the pames of the daughters, that they were married before the death of their father. Some years before his death, Jacob Denzler divided his real estate among some of his children. He and his wife…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Trask v. TraskSupreme Court of Iowa · 1894

3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Arnegaard v. ArnegaardNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1898
  2. Foreman v. ArcherSupreme Court of Iowa · 1906
  3. Lippold v. LippoldSupreme Court of Iowa · 1900
  4. Davis v. John E. Brown CollegeSupreme Court of Iowa · 1929
  5. Moore v. OliveSupreme Court of Iowa · 1901

2 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.

Showing a preview — retrieve the full document via the Exa API.

Powered by the Exa API