Radford v. Folsom
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Pottawattamie Circuit Court. This action was originally commenced in .1873 by Frank Folsom. He averred that he was the owner in fee of certain real estate, a large part of which was improved, and consisted of business houses in -the city of Council Bluffs, which were occupied,by tenants; that the defendants had notified the tenants in occupancy of said real estate, that they were the owners thereof and forbade the payment of rent to the plaintiff, and demanded…
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Appeal from Pottawattamie Circuit Court. This action was originally commenced in .1873 by Frank Folsom. He averred that he was the owner in fee of certain real estate, a large part of which was improved, and consisted of business houses in -the city of Council Bluffs, which were occupied,by tenants; that the defendants had notified the tenants in occupancy of said real estate, that they were the owners thereof and forbade the payment of rent to the plaintiff, and demanded payment to themselves; and that said tenants refused to pay rent until the title of said property should be settled by the…
1Opinion of the CourtBotiirock, J.
I. The deed executed by the defendants to Simeon Folsom is dated May 29, 1871. It expresses a consideration of $21,000, and is an ordinary conveyance, but without covenants. Simeon Folsom executed to Frank Folsom two quitclaim deeds of the property, one of which was dated September 17, 1872, and expressed a consideration of $8,000; the other was dated November 22,1872, and the consideration named therein was $13,225. The bond from Simeon Folsom to the defendant Jeremiah Folsom was dated the 1st day of June, 1871, and although-it is quite voluminous it is necessary to a correct understanding…
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