Matson v. Matson
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Boone District Court. — R. M. Wrigi-it, Judge. Action in equity to set aside a deed executed by defendant Ed Matson to his codefendant, Ida Johnson, and for judgment against said Ed Matson for costs, attorneys’ fees, and monthly instalments of alimony allowed in plaintiff’s favor in a divorce case in the state of Washington.
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Appeal from Boone District Court. — R. M. Wrigi-it, Judge. Action in equity to set aside a deed executed by defendant Ed Matson to his codefendant, Ida Johnson, and for judgment against said Ed Matson for costs, attorneys’ fees, and monthly instalments of alimony allowed in plaintiff’s favor in a divorce case in the state of Washington. There was a decree for plaintiff, setting aside the deed, and judgment for $171.25, being the balance due- on the judgment of the Washington court, for costs, attorneys’ fees, and balance due on alimony. The defendant Charles Johnson is the husband of Ida…
1Opinion of the CourtPreston, J.
No evidence was introduced on the trial in the district court. The decree is based entirely upon the pleadings. The facts alleged in the petition are admitted in the answer, with some denials. The petition set up a decree rendered in the state of Washington, in an action for divorce between plaintiff and defendant Ed Matson, which decree directed appellant to convey certain real estate in .Boone, Iowa, to the appellee. It was further averred that, at the commencement of said action for divorce in Washington, defendant Ed Matson was enjoined, from disposing of any of the property of the…
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