Thompson v. Thompson
Supreme Court of Iowa
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
- Hoitt v. SkinnerSupreme Court of Iowa · 1896
- Dohms v. MannSupreme Court of Iowa · 1888
- McMeans v. CameronSupreme Court of Iowa · 1878
- Le Grand v. FairallSupreme Court of Iowa · 1892
- Boyer v. MooreSupreme Court of Iowa · 1876
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