Walsh v. Doran
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Winneshiek District Court. — Hon. A. N. Hobson, Judge. This is an action in equity to set aside and declare void a former decree, and to establish the title of the plaintiffs as heirs of their father to an undivided three-fourths of • a certain eighty acres of land. The trial court dismissed the petition, and the plaintiffs appeal. —
1Opinion of the CourtEvans, C. J.
The plaintiffs are the three daughters of James Doran, .Sr., now deceased. They and their only brother, James Doran, Jr., constitute the only heirs at law of James Doran, Sr. In 1859 James Doran, Sr., became the owner of the certain eighty acres of land involved in this controversy. In November, 1861, he executed a deed therefor to his brother, Patrick Doran, defendant herein, for a recited consideration of $231. James Doran, Sr., however, continued in the occupancy of the land and did so continue down to the time of his death, October, 3, 1904. The brothers, James and Patrick, were on…
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