Waldin v. Smith
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Des Moines District Oourt. — IAom. Charles H. Phelps, Judge. This is an action in equity by which, the plaintiff seeks to quiet the title in him to a tract or sub-division of land. There was a decree for the defendant and the plaintiff appeals.'
1Opinion of the CourtRothrock, J.
— I. The land in controversy is part of lot 8, in Wade’s subdivision of certain land in the city of' Burlington. Lot 8 of said subdivision is bounded on the east by the Mississippi river. Lot 7 of the subdivision adjoins lot 8 on the west. The two lots are not of the same dimensions. Lot 8 extends further north than lot 7, and the land in controversy is in that part of lot 8 which extends north of an extension of the north line of lot 7 to the river. Both parties claim under a line of conveyance originating with E. H. Ives as grantor. It appears that in March, 1852, Ives made a conveyance to…
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