Young v. Hanson
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Webster District Court. — Hon. N. B. Hyatt, Judge. The parties to this action present conflicting claims of ownership to forty acres, of land in Webster county. The suit is in equity, and each party demands that Ms title to the property be established and quieted as against the other. There was a decree in the district court for the defendant, and the plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtRothrock, J.
1. ' The plaintiff claims title to the land under the act oil congress known as the “Railroad-Land Grant,” of May 15, 1856, aind a grant from the state of Iowa to the Dubuque & Pacific Railway Company, and by subsequent transfers to the Dubuque & Sioux City Railway Company, and by a certification of the land by the department of the interior to the last-named company, bearing date November 14, 1891, and by a quitclaim deed from the railroad company to William Ragan, and a like deed from Ragan to the plaintiff. The defendant’s claim of ownership is founded on what is known as the “Swamp-Land…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Connors v. MeserveySupreme Court of Iowa · 1888
3Cited by4 opinions
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- Bourne v. RaganSupreme Court of Iowa · 1896
- Iowa Railroad Land Co. v. FehringSupreme Court of Iowa · 1904
- Young v. SnellSupreme Court of Iowa · 1901