Sullivan ex rel. Orton v. Kenney
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Jasper District Oourt. — Hon. Byron W. Preston, Judge. Three proceedings instituted in tbe district court of Jasper County were consolidated and' tried as one in tbe lower court. One was originally an action in equity brought by plaintiff against tbe defendants to set aside deeds to quiet title to tbe land conveyed thereby, for partition, an accounting, and other equitable relief.
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Appeal from Jasper District Oourt. — Hon. Byron W. Preston, Judge. Three proceedings instituted in tbe district court of Jasper County were consolidated and' tried as one in tbe lower court. One was originally an action in equity brought by plaintiff against tbe defendants to set aside deeds to quiet title to tbe land conveyed thereby, for partition, an accounting, and other equitable relief. Another was an action at law brought by Hugh S, Sullivan, as administrator of the estate of John Sullivan, to recover from defendants something more than $7,600, which it is claimed defendant…
1Opinion of the CourtDeemer, C. J.
John Sullivan died in Ontario, Cal., October 3, 1907, at the age of eighty years. He was the father of three children,' to wit, Hugh Sullivan, plaintiff, a son, Kittie Kenney, defendant, a daughter, and a daughter deceased at the time of his death, who left surviving two minor children, Daisie V. and John M. Orton, plaintiffs herein. Defendant E. N. Kenney is the husband of Kittie Kenney. Eor many years prior to his death, if not at the time thereof, John Sullivan had been a resident of Jasper County, in this state. By habits of industry and thrift he became the owner of five hundred and…
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