Jacobs v. Jacobs
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Polk District Court.— Hon. A. H. MoVey, Judge. Action orginally instituted by plaintiff, as administrator of the estate of his deceased mother, for the discovery of assets of her estate, converted by defendants, who are his father and his father’s present wife, to their use, and to have set aside assignments and conveyances made by the mother prior to her death, and for the appointment of a receiver for such property.
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Appeal from Polk District Court.— Hon. A. H. MoVey, Judge. Action orginally instituted by plaintiff, as administrator of the estate of his deceased mother, for the discovery of assets of her estate, converted by defendants, who are his father and his father’s present wife, to their use, and to have set aside assignments and conveyances made by the mother prior to her death, and for the appointment of a receiver for such property. Subsequently the administrator, who had filed a claim in probate against the estate of his mother, intervened in this action in his own name, alleging that the…
1Opinion of the CourtMcClain, J.
The defendant Charles Jacobs and his wife, Leah Jacobs, came to America from Russia, in 1865, and in 1869 removed from Rochester, N. Y., to Des Moines. Prior to this removal he had been engaged in the business of peddling, and after coming to Des Moines he continued for some years to engage in that business.. At the time of the removal to Des. Moines there were three children, Hannah, Isaac, and Moses. Within a few years another daugh*13ter and another son were born, and all of these children remained at home with their parents until they arrived at or near majority. Moses, however, continued to…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Dierker ex rel. Shoemake v. HessSupreme Court of Missouri · 1873
- Bristor v. Chicago & Northwestern Railway Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1905
- Bener v. EdgingtonSupreme Court of Iowa · 1888
- Crary Bros. v. HoffmanSupreme Court of Iowa · 1902
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- Goben v. Des Moines Asphalt Paving Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1927