Sesterhen v. Sesterhen
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Iowa Gircmt Court. This is an action for a divorce and alimony. The defendant, Coenan, is the holder of a mortgage upon certain real estate in which alimony is claimed, and he was made a party defendant under the claim that the mortgage was made by the defendant, Sesterhen, to him, without consideration, and for' the purpose of defrauding the plaintiff.
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Appeal from Iowa Gircmt Court. This is an action for a divorce and alimony. The defendant, Coenan, is the holder of a mortgage upon certain real estate in which alimony is claimed, and he was made a party defendant under the claim that the mortgage was made by the defendant, Sesterhen, to him, without consideration, and for' the purpose of defrauding the plaintiff. Ooenan answered the petition, and his rights were determined in the action, without objection to the joinder of parties. The ground for divorce was cruel and inhuman treatment, and the court found the issues with the plaintiff, and…
1Opinion of the CourtRothrook, J.
I. The plaintiff and the defendant Sesterhen, were married in year 1866. The plaintiff is now about fifty-three years old, and the defendant is some years younger. The plaintiff had been residing with her brother upon a farm, and neither of the parties owned any real estate. The plaintiff had' kept house for her brother for a number of years. After the marriage, plaintiff’s brother gave the parties some household furniture, and he gave to the defendant other personal property and $300 in money, amounting in all to from $500 to $600. He also conveyed to the defendant thirty acres of land, of…
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