Dillow v. Warfel
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Union District Court. This is an action in equity, involving conflicting claims of the parties to certain real estate. After the issues were made up,.the cause was referred to a referee. The referee heard the evidence, and reported the facts and his conclusions of law to the .court. Both parties filed exceptions to the report. The court modified the report and entered a decree. The plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtRothrock, J.
The case is very much involved in its facts, and it appears to be necessary to an understanding of the corftroversy to set out the report of the referee. It is as follows:
“On May 29, 1879, B. II. and B. A. Billow, who were then husband and wife, and living together as such, purchased *107of T. J. Potter and O. M. Levy the N. W. ¿ of N. E. -J, and N. E. 1 of N. "W". ¿, of section 22, and the S. W. ^ of the S. E. ¿ of section 15, all in township 73, range 30, Union county, Iowa, at which time the real estate contract herewith returned was executed and delivered by the parties. In making this…
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