Legal Opinion

Thompson v. Thompson

Supreme Court of Iowa

Decided May 16, 1902PublishedCited by 3 opinions

Appeal from Story District Court. — Hon. J. H. Whitaker, Judge. Suit in equity to set aside a sheriff’s deed and to cancel a judgment. From a decree for plaintiff, defendants appeal. —

1Opinion of the Court

Deemer, J. —

*671 *66The sale of the property was on a judgment purporting to have been rendered by a justice of the peace in Story county, Iowa,’ wherein Martin and Sellers were plaintiffs and James H. Thompson, plaintiff herein, was defendant. Plaintiff alleges that -the judgment was void because the justice had no jurisdiction, and, if valid, that the same, had been fully paid before the levy of the execution on the lot in controversy, and that in any event the sale should be set aside because of inadequacy of the *67purchase price. It affirmatively appears from the records that one Allen, a justice…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Hoitt v. SkinnerSupreme Court of Iowa · 1896
  2. Dohms v. MannSupreme Court of Iowa · 1888
  3. McMeans v. CameronSupreme Court of Iowa · 1878
  4. Le Grand v. FairallSupreme Court of Iowa · 1892
  5. Boyer v. MooreSupreme Court of Iowa · 1876

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3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Blocker v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1926
  2. Thornburg v. James R. Bennett & Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1928
  3. Christensen v. EsbeckSupreme Court of Iowa · 1914

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