Ashcraft v. De Armond
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from the Keohulc Circuit Court. Jacob Ashcraft was the owner in fee of 221 acres of land, upon which he and Elizabeth his wife had for many years resided. In 1869 they sold said land to their son, T. E. Ashcraft, for an agreed consideration of $3,000, to be secured by mortgage on all the premises excepting sixty acres.
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Appeal from the Keohulc Circuit Court. Jacob Ashcraft was the owner in fee of 221 acres of land, upon which he and Elizabeth his wife had for many years resided. In 1869 they sold said land to their son, T. E. Ashcraft, for an agreed consideration of $3,000, to be secured by mortgage on all the premises excepting sixty acres. This sixty acres, which included the homestead, was to be conveyed back by T. E. Ashcraft to his mother, Elizabeth, and to his brother, Albert Ashcraft, jointly. On account of some difficulty with his wife, T. E. Ashcraft had the conveyance from his father and mother…
1Opinion of the CourtRothrock, J.
l. practice preme Court: evidence to°: be iii writing, This is an equitable action triable de novo in this court, provided the parties have taken the steps necessai7 1,0 entitle them thereto. The abstract purPorts to give all the evidence introduced on the h'ialj and the judge of the court certifies it is all evj[(jence introduced in said case, and that he signs the certificate to the end that the evidence may be made a part of the record. It is also agreed that the case may be tried on appellants’ abstract, without transcript.
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