Gray v. Regan
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Glmion District Gov/rt. Tuesday, December 16. Action at law to recover the possession of certain lots in Gray’s addition to the city of Clinton. There was a judgment for plaintiff. Defendant appeals. The further facts of the case involved in the points ruled appear in the opinion.
1Opinion of the Court
Beck, Ch. J.
A judgment had been rendered in this case upon the report of a referee in favor of defendant. The referee found and so reported that plaintiff failed to establish title in herself, as it was not shown before him that one Weir, to whom she traced title, held by conveyances from the government. The cause was appealed to this court, and we held that plaintiff’s petition, by proper construction, averred that Weir derived title from the United States, and that the allegation to that effect was not denied by defendant’s answer. Upon these grounds the judgment was reversed. 34 Iowa, 587.…
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