Arnold v. Gotshall
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Tama District Court. The plaintiff is the wife of A. B. Arnold, and the petition in substance states that the defendant D. H. Gotshall unlawfully sold to her husband intoxicating liquors, thereby causing her said husband to become intoxicated, whereby she was greatly damaged; that such unlawful sales were made in certain described premises occupied as a saloon, the legal title to which real estate was in the wife of the defendant, who is also a party to the…
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Appeal from Tama District Court. The plaintiff is the wife of A. B. Arnold, and the petition in substance states that the defendant D. H. Gotshall unlawfully sold to her husband intoxicating liquors, thereby causing her said husband to become intoxicated, whereby she was greatly damaged; that such unlawful sales were made in certain described premises occupied as a saloon, the legal title to which real estate was in the wife of the defendant, who is also a party to the action. The relief asked is that the plaintiff' may recover a judgment, and that the same be made a lien on the premises. The…
1Opinion of the CourtBeck, J.
It is conceded that this action was tried in the district court as an equitable action; and, as all the evidence is before us, it will be so tried in this court. There is no material dispute as to the facts. The defendants.are husband and wife, and as such are entitled, under the statute, to a homestead; and the single question to be determined is whether the premises in question are of that character. The premises in question are situate in the town of Gladbrook, and consist of a lot about twenty-four feet wide, by 120 feet long, on which is situate a one-story building, which is of about…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Rhodes, Pegram & Co. v. McCormickSupreme Court of Iowa · 1857
- Mayfield v. MaasdenSupreme Court of Iowa · 1882
- Wright & Co. v. DitzlerSupreme Court of Iowa · 1880
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