Pfiffner v. Krapfel
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Dubuque District Court. In the month of July, 1847, the plaintiff Anna M. Pfiffner and J. A. Pfiffner intermarried, and have ever since lived together as husband and wife. In 1851 J. A. Pfiffner purchased the south one-fifth of lot 496 in the city of Dubuque, being less than one-half acre; and he and his wife and their family have ever since occupied the same as their homestead, and still so occupy it.
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Appeal from Dubuque District Court. In the month of July, 1847, the plaintiff Anna M. Pfiffner and J. A. Pfiffner intermarried, and have ever since lived together as husband and wife. In 1851 J. A. Pfiffner purchased the south one-fifth of lot 496 in the city of Dubuque, being less than one-half acre; and he and his wife and their family have ever since occupied the same as their homestead, and still so occupy it. On the 14-th day of April, 1857, J. A. Pfiffner executed a mortgage upon said property to one Moritz Yollmer to secure his note for $576; the mortgage was duly recorded the day of…
1Opinion of the CourtCole, J.
i. Erato : in oeptanceSofa° ment. ' We first turn oxxr attention to the case involving the question of the right of Anna M. Pfiffner to redeem -from the tax sale and deed. If she has this right, notwithstanding the judgment-in favor of Theviot on his cross-petition, then *32it follows, as a matter of course, that the plaintiff Krapfel cannot recover the real property in his action brought therefor; and the question made by her petition,to modify the judgment so as to allow her to redeem, becomes immaterial, since she would have that right without any modification.
The right to redeem is claimed…
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