Legal Opinion
Manchester v. Loomis
Supreme Court of Iowa
Decided February 10, 1921PublishedCited by 19 opinions
Appeal from Wapello District Court. — H. K. Evans, Judge. Suit in equity to adjudicate the validity and effect of a certain written instrument known in the record as “Exhibit C,” pursuant to which the plaintiff claims to be the owner of two thirds of the estate in the possession of the administrator defendant. There was a decree dismissing the petition. The plaintiff has appealed. —
1Opinion of the CourtEvans, C. J.
The instrument Exhibit C was as follows:
“Agreement.
“Whereas, J. C. Manchester died intestate June 29, 1903, leaving Ella J. Manchester, his widow, and Edward A. Man-*556Chester, his son and only heir at law. The said J. 0. Manchester was at the time of his death the owner of considerable property, one third of which would have gone to his widow, by law, and two thirds of which would have descended to his son, but that, on the 3d day of July, A. D. 1903, the said Edward Manchester and his wife, Natalie Manchester, joined in a deed conveying to the said Ella J. Manchester all the real estate owned…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Daily ex rel. Daily v. MinnickSupreme Court of Iowa · 1902
- Leaver v. GaussSupreme Court of Iowa · 1883
- Burlington University v. BarrettSupreme Court of Iowa · 1867
- Mueller v. BatchelerSupreme Court of Iowa · 1906
- Shaull v. ShaullSupreme Court of Iowa · 1918
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3Cited by19 opinions
- Keck v. McKinstrySupreme Court of Iowa · 1928
- In Re Estate of LundgrenSupreme Court of Iowa · 1959
- Partello v. WhiteSupreme Court of Iowa · 1924
- Goodman v. AndrewsSupreme Court of Iowa · 1927
- Johnson v. WardSupreme Court of Iowa · 1978
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