Sheehy v. Scott
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Muscatine District Court.— Hon. James W. Bollinger,' Judge. Mary A. Scott, a widow, died intestate May 13, 1903, seized of the following real estate: Lot 9 in block 11, in the city of Muscatine; also lot 8 and the east half of lot 9 in block 106, and lot 8 in block 101. Ten children survived her, one of whom, George E. Scott, was indebted to the plaintiff on a promissory note of $1,500, dated February 14, 1898, with interest at 6 per cent, per annum, on which…
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Appeal from Muscatine District Court.— Hon. James W. Bollinger,' Judge. Mary A. Scott, a widow, died intestate May 13, 1903, seized of the following real estate: Lot 9 in block 11, in the city of Muscatine; also lot 8 and the east half of lot 9 in block 106, and lot 8 in block 101. Ten children survived her, one of whom, George E. Scott, was indebted to the plaintiff on a promissory note of $1,500, dated February 14, 1898, with interest at 6 per cent, per annum, on which this action was begun June 2, 1903, aided, by writ of attachment, which was levied on Scott’s interest in the above real…
1Opinion of the CourtLaud, J.
*553exemptionD * *552The husband of Mary A. Scott died in 1898, From that time until April, 1903, she operated the Scott House, a hotel in Muscatine. In April, 1902, she purchased lot 9 in block 11, but did not move into the house thereon *553until April ,fI, 1903. Shortly afterwards she was taken sick, and died May 13th of the same year. The contention of the plaintiff is that this lot was not her homestead at the time of her death, and therefore the interest of George E. Scott, one of her ten surviving children, therein should he subjected to the lien of her judgment. Our statute provides that the…
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