Doyle v. Emerson
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Linn District Court. — Hon. E. O. Ellison, Judge. This is an action for damages for an alleged breach of covenant of a warranty deed. There was a verdict and judgment for plaintiff, and defendants appeal. —
1Opinion of the CourtEvans, J.
The defendants are wife and husband. On August 10, 1905, they conveyed by warranty deed certain lots in Cedar Eapids to John E. Doyle. The deed contained full covenants of warranty, including a warranty that the premises were free from incumbrance. In February, -1906, the grantee Doyle died testate, leaving his ■ widow, the plaintiff herein, as his sole devisee. At the time of the conveyance in question, the premises conveyed were subject to a lien for paving taxes to become due in equal annual installments extending over a period of five' or six years. The plaintiff paid these paving taxes…
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