Hambleton v. Jameson
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from, Wright District Court. — Hon. C. G. Lee, Judge.- Originally this was an action to quiet title. Something like a year after it was commenced, plaintiff Hambleton alone filed an amended and substituted petition, whereby he converted it into one for the specific performance of a contract for the sale of real estate entered into between one F. M. Rice, party of the first part, and plaintiff Hambleton and one W. R. Howerton (now a defendant), parties of the second…
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Appeal from, Wright District Court. — Hon. C. G. Lee, Judge.- Originally this was an action to quiet title. Something like a year after it was commenced, plaintiff Hambleton alone filed an amended and substituted petition, whereby he converted it into one for the specific performance of a contract for the sale of real estate entered into between one F. M. Rice, party of the first part, and plaintiff Hambleton and one W. R. Howerton (now a defendant), parties of the second part. When the petition was filed, defendant Jameson was in possession of the land, claiming to be the owner thereof, and…
1Opinion of the CourtDeemer, J.
As already indicated, the pleadings are very *189voluminous and the facts somewhat complicated. The issues are really between Hambleton, Howerton, and Rice, on the one side, and Jameson and Eggert, on the other; although Eggert really claims under Jameson. Stated as briefly as may be, the facts are substantially as follows:
Prior to the year 1909, S. Y, Eggert and Helen Pratt were the owners of the 864 acres of land in controversy, situated in Wright county, Iowa. These lands were valued at $48,000, and on September 9th, of that year, Rice, who had no right, title, or interest therein, but who…
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