Robson v. Lambertson
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Clinton District Court. — Hon. P. B. Wolee,, Judge. Suit in equity for the specific performance of a contract for the sale of land, made by one of the defendants, with plaintiff, and to quiet plaintiff’s title to the premises-against all the defendants. The trial court denied the claim for specific performance, found that plaintiff was the owner of an undivided two-thirds of the real estate, that defendant Geo.
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Appeal from Clinton District Court. — Hon. P. B. Wolee,, Judge. Suit in equity for the specific performance of a contract for the sale of land, made by one of the defendants, with plaintiff, and to quiet plaintiff’s title to the premises-against all the defendants. The trial court denied the claim for specific performance, found that plaintiff was the owner of an undivided two-thirds of the real estate, that defendant Geo. Kendall was the owner of an undivided one-sixth, that his co-defendant Lorinda Dobler was also the owner of an undivided one-sixth, and established and confirmed their…
1Opinion of the CourtDeemer, J.
The case was tried on an agreed statement of facts, from which we extract the following that are deemed material to the controversy: Richard -Parrot died intestate February 16, 1878, seised of the real estate in controversy, consisting of 20 acres of land. Lie left surviving him a widow, Ophelia Parrot, and two children, OI ara Robson and Alice Lambertson. August 9, 1878, these children. *368executed to their mother a lease of all their interest in and to the said real estate for and during her natural life. The mother took possession of the real estate, and held it down to the time of her death,…
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