Stephens v. Heirs of Harrow
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Wapello District Court. This is a suit in chancery, commenced in 1857, to enforce the performance of a trust under which it is alleged the ancestor of defendants held the title to certain lands. The bill prays for a partition of the lands. The facts, as shown by the record, are briefly as follows : Charles F. Harrow, about the year 1843, settled in Wapello county.
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Appeal from Wapello District Court. This is a suit in chancery, commenced in 1857, to enforce the performance of a trust under which it is alleged the ancestor of defendants held the title to certain lands. The bill prays for a partition of the lands. The facts, as shown by the record, are briefly as follows : Charles F. Harrow, about the year 1843, settled in Wapello county. He had before this lived in Indiana, and had been engaged in business with apparently considerable means, but failed, and at his removal left many debts unsatisfied. He was possessed of considerable means when he arrived…
1Opinion of the CourtBeck, J.
The decision of this case turns chiefly upon the facts. We will not attempt a discussion of the evidence, bxit aim to state briefly our conclusions thereon.
I. We find from the evidence that the lands in controversy, excepting those pm’chased of Lyon, were purchased by Charles F. Harrow with his own means, and that he caused the title thereof to be conveyed to Francis Iff., with the fraudulent intent of hindering the collection of debts which he owed. There exists some doubt whether 'the Lyon land was purchased by Francis Iff. with his own money, yet the preponderance of the evidence is to…
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