Dashiel v. Harshman
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Wapello District Court. — I-Ion.' Robert Sloan, Judge. Action to recover tbe value of certain lands alleged to bave been deeded tbe defendant by reason of his fraud and misrepresentations. So far as material, tbe issues will be referred to in tbe body of tbe opinion. Trial to a jury, verdict and judgment for plaintiff, and defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtDeemer, J.
1 The subject-matter of the controversy, to-wit, 29.11 acres' of land with the exception of 1.46 acres-lying outside tire government meander line in the southwest corner of the tract, is all accreted, having formed since the originial government survey in the year 1847. Plaintiff claims that she formerly owned the land, and that de1fendant obtained a deed thereto by fraud. Defendant denies-plaintiff’s ownership. Says that he was at all times the equitable, if not the legal, owner ’of the property; that he had deeded the same to one Stroud in the year 1893, and in good faith and without fraud…
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