Adams County v. Graves
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from, Crawford District Court. — Hon. 0. F. Looeboueow, Judge. Action at law to recover possession of certain real estate. The defendant denied the allegations of the petition, and pleaded an equitable defense, and made the answer a cross-petition, .and asked that the title to the land be quieted in him, and that the plaintiff be estopped from claiming title. A prior adjudication was also pleaded. The defendant replied to the cross-petition.
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Appeal from, Crawford District Court. — Hon. 0. F. Looeboueow, Judge. Action at law to recover possession of certain real estate. The defendant denied the allegations of the petition, and pleaded an equitable defense, and made the answer a cross-petition, .and asked that the title to the land be quieted in him, and that the plaintiff be estopped from claiming title. A prior adjudication was also pleaded. The defendant replied to the cross-petition. The cross-petition was dismissed, and the plaintiff adjudged to be the owner of the real estate, and entitled to the possession thereof. The…
1Opinion of the CourtSeevers, C. J.
1.Appeal: trial de novo: certification of evidence. — I. Counsel for the appellee insist that this cause cannot be tried de novo, for the reason ^e evidence has not been properly certified. It is stated in an amended abstract filed by the appellant that the following certificate was attached to the short-hand notes at the term at which the cause was tried:
“ In the District Court of Crawford County, Iowa.
October Term, 1886.
“Adams County vs. Abner Craves.
“ State of Iowa, Crawford County, ss. I hereby *644certify that the foregoing record contains all the evidence introduced and offered on the trial…
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