Snell v. Mechan
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Webster District Court. — Hon. John L. Stevens, Judge. The defendant seeks to recover the value of improvements made upon the land of plaintiff. There was a trial by jury, which resulted in special findings, and judgment in favor of defendant. The plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtRobinson, J.
— This action was commenced by plaintiff to recover a certain tract of land which had been occupied by defendant for more than five years. The plaintiff having been found to be the rightful owner of the land, defendant filed his petition, as provided by the statute relating to occupying claimants, to recover the value of improvements he had made upon the land.
I.. The defendant alleges in his petition that he entered upon the land in question in good faith, with the bona-fide intent to settle upon and cultivate the same permanently; that his possession, so taken, was open, continuous and…
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