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Fanning v. Krapfl

Supreme Court of Iowa

Decided June 16, 1883PublishedCited by 20 opinions

Appeal from Dubuque Circuit Court. Action to remove a cloud from the plaintiff’s alleged title-' to certain real, estate in Dubuque county. The petition avers,in substance, that in October, 1872, one William II.

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Appeal from Dubuque Circuit Court. Action to remove a cloud from the plaintiff’s alleged title-' to certain real, estate in Dubuque county. The petition avers,in substance, that in October, 1872, one William II. Hue de Bourek was the owner of the land in question, and, being .such owner, he conveyed the same to W. R. I. Hopkins; that the conveyance was made -to him by a deed, in which it was provided that the conveyance was made “in trust for the use and benefit of T. Phelia Boyd Hopkins* the daughter of the grantor, and her children exclusively, hereby expressly restricting from the effect…

1Opinion of the CourtAdams, J.

i vioe^ypub"itiaís'trañs-" rSdletion.lu" — Where in an action for the foreclosure of a mechanic’s lien notice is given by publication, and the name published as the name of the defendant differs substantially from his true name, the notice would not, we think, be sufficient to give the court jurisdiction. Whether the notice is sufficient which omits the Christian name or names, and contains *419only the initial letter or letters, we need not determine. The practice of omitting the Christian name or names in a published notice is certainly subject to grave objections, and by no means to be…

2Cited by20 opinions

  1. Gill v. MoreSupreme Court of Alabama · 1917
  2. Kriv v. Northwestern Securities Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1946
  3. D'Autremont v. Anderson Iron Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1908
  4. Loser v. Plainfield Savings BankSupreme Court of Iowa · 1910
  5. Thornily v. PrenticeSupreme Court of Iowa · 1903

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