Slaughter v. McManigal
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Jasper District Court.— Hon. Btron W. Preston, Judge. Action for partition of two hundred and forty acres of land in Jasper county among the heirs of Solomon M. Slaughter. Partition was resisted by the heirs of Joseph and Belinda Slaughter, from whom Solomon acquired title, on the ground that the conveyance to him was void for want of mental capacity and undue influence.
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Appeal from Jasper District Court.— Hon. Btron W. Preston, Judge. Action for partition of two hundred and forty acres of land in Jasper county among the heirs of Solomon M. Slaughter. Partition was resisted by the heirs of Joseph and Belinda Slaughter, from whom Solomon acquired title, on the ground that the conveyance to him was void for want of mental capacity and undue influence. By cross-bill and petition of intervention similar issues were raised with reference to a deed from Joseph and Belinda Slaughter to Z. T. Slaughter, otherwise known as Taylor Slaughter, a brother of Solomon. Two…
1Opinion of the CourtMcClain, J.
In 1893 Joseph Slaughter and Belinda Slaughter, husband and wife, executed two deeds, each for two hundred and forty acres of land in Jasper county, to their sons Solomon and Taylor, respectively, in each of which life estates were reserved to the grantors, and a charge was made for the payment of $3,000 after the termination of said life estates, in the one case to the children of Scott Slaughter, and in the other case to Mary Blanford. These four were the children of Joseph and Belinda Slaughter. There was another child who had been otherwise provided for, and whose heirs, made parties to…
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