Doolittle v. Doolittle
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Howard District Court. — I-Ion. A. N. Hobson, Judge. Action for divorce and alimony against M. B. Doolittle, now deceased. The grounds for the divorce were cruel and inhuman treatment. Defendant denied generally, and also filed a cross-petition for a divorce, based upon the ground of adultery.
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Appeal from Howard District Court. — I-Ion. A. N. Hobson, Judge. Action for divorce and alimony against M. B. Doolittle, now deceased. The grounds for the divorce were cruel and inhuman treatment. Defendant denied generally, and also filed a cross-petition for a divorce, based upon the ground of adultery. The trial court granted the prayer of the petition, dismissed the cross-petition, awarded plaintiff the custody of the minor children, four in number, gave plaintiff the homestead in the town of Cresco, with its_ furniture and belongings, awarded her the sum of $15,000, payable in…
1Opinion of the CourtDeemeR, J.
Whilst death has passed its irrevocable decree of divorce between the original parties to this action, the defendant’s executors have been substituted and without objection are prosecuting this appeal because of the effect of the decree upon the property rights of the heirs, devisees, and legatees of the original defendant.
No question is made regarding the right of the' executors to prosecute the appeal rather, than the heirs or next of kin; and but little is said regarding the right of the substituted *627defendants to prosecute the appeal without, a showing that the decree is, in some manner,…
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