Weise v. Grove
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Story District Court. — Hon. J. H. Richard, Judge. Action in equity to rescind and set aside conveyance of land by defendant to tbe plaintiff, and for damages. The district court dismissed the bill, and plaintiff appeals.—
1Opinion of the CourtWeaver, J.
The land, the conveyance of which is here in controversy, is a part of the numerous tracts involved in a litigation which beg’an about the year 1877, and had the attention of this court in Am. Em. Co. v. Fuller, 83 Iowa, 599; American Emigrant Co. v. Rogers, 83 Iowa, 612; American Emigrant Co. v. Long, 105 Iowa, 194. The title which defendant undertook to convey to plaintiff was supposed to be-derived from the so-called “swamp-land grant,” and with the similar title to other tracts was contested in a series of cases begun at or near the date above mentioned. In the trial court the swamp-land…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Rogers Locomotive MacHine Works v. American Emigrant Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1896
- Smith v. BrokerSupreme Court of Iowa · 1892
- Wilcox v. Iowa Wesleyan UniversitySupreme Court of Iowa · 1871
- American Emigrant Co. v. FullerSupreme Court of Iowa · 1891
- Mohler v. CarderSupreme Court of Iowa · 1887
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