Ryan Bros. v. Ashton
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Jasper District Court. Action for specific performance. The petition states that James Ashton departed this life intestate, on the 27th day of September, A. D. 1873, leaving as his heirs-at-law the defendant, Hannah Ashton, his widow, and her two children, William Ashton and Margaret Tnlley, and two children by a previous wife, and that on the 30th day of September, A. H. 1873, the following agreement was entered into between the plaintiffs and Hannah and William…
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Appeal from Jasper District Court. Action for specific performance. The petition states that James Ashton departed this life intestate, on the 27th day of September, A. D. 1873, leaving as his heirs-at-law the defendant, Hannah Ashton, his widow, and her two children, William Ashton and Margaret Tnlley, and two children by a previous wife, and that on the 30th day of September, A. H. 1873, the following agreement was entered into between the plaintiffs and Hannah and William Ashton: “Mattoon, 111., Sept. 30,'1873. “ We hereby acknowledge having this' day- employed Ryan Bros., of Newton,…
1Opinion of the Court
Servers, Ch. J.
The dower interest of Hannah Ashton in the lands in Jasper county is shown to be worth about twelve hundred dollars, and excluding the land in Illinois the value of her interest and that of her two children in the estate will be from eight to nine thousand dollars. The plaintiffs’ compensation will therefore be from twenty-five hundred to three thousand dollars. It does not appear that there were any difficulties in the way of having their distributive share in the estate allotted to them, nor does it appear there was any difficulty or great amount of legal skill or business…
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