McMaken v. Niles
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Harrison District Court. — Hon. A. Van Wagenen, Judge. Action in equity to quiet the title to real estate. There was a hearing on the merits, and a decree in favor of the plaintiffs, from which the defendants appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtRobinson, J.
This action involves the "title to a forty acre tract of land situated in Harrison county. One William Bishop became the owner of the land in September, 1870. The plaintiffs claim that about the year 1873 Bishop sold and conveyed the land to one Andrew Davis. In the year 1875, Davis executed to O. S. McMaken a warranty deed for the land, which was duly recorded in November of that year. In the year 1888, C. S. McMaken died intestate. In September, 1889, Bishop executed to Mrs. Sarah E. Hubbard a warranty deed for the land. In April, 1890, she gave to George W. Coffman a warranty deed for the…
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