Trout v. Trout
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Jefferson District Court. In tlie petition the plaintiff states that William Trout, now deceased, was his brother and that a “ strong affection existed between them on account of their'relationship; that prior to the year 1869, petitioner resided in the Dominion of Canada, and was not in affluent circumstances, and could with difficulty support himself and family, but that he had at that time secured a home and was laboring with better success and brighter…
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Appeal from Jefferson District Court. In tlie petition the plaintiff states that William Trout, now deceased, was his brother and that a “ strong affection existed between them on account of their'relationship; that prior to the year 1869, petitioner resided in the Dominion of Canada, and was not in affluent circumstances, and could with difficulty support himself and family, but that he had at that time secured a home and was laboring with better success and brighter prospects; that William Trout wrote to him that he (William) was in good circumstances and was able to assist him, and…
1Opinion of the Court
Servers, Ch. J.
The testimony is all contained in the printed abstract, and comprises near one hundred pages thereof. However unsatisfactory it may be, we can only state the reasons briefly that have brought us to the conclusion readied. It would occupy too much space to even set out such portions of the testimony as seem to be regarded by counsel as the most important.
The testimony on the part of the plaintiff tends to prove the allegations of the petition, and if there was nothing contradictory thereto, we should find no difficulty in affirming the judgment of the court below. But the…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Fifield v. GastonSupreme Court of Iowa · 1861
- Hughes v. LindseySupreme Court of Iowa · 1871
- Childs v. GriswoldSupreme Court of Iowa · 1865
- Monroe v. GravesSupreme Court of Iowa · 1867
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- Hyatt v. First National BankSupreme Court of Iowa · 1922
- Ruthven Bros. v. Mast & Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1881
- Shupe v. BartlettSupreme Court of Iowa · 1898