Nolan v. Grant
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Palo Alto District Court. Action in chancery to quiet the title of certain land in Palo Alto county held by plaintiff. There was a decree granting the relief prayed for by plaintiff. Defendants appeal. The facts of the case appear in the opinion.
1Opinion of the Court
Beck, Ch. J.
i notice-. jinrecOTdea cicea. — I. Plaintiff claims title to the land under an unrecorded deed, executed by John M. Stockdale, in 1861. He avers that he has been in the possession of the land since that date. The defendants claim title under a deed executed by Stockdale in 1866, and recorded in a few days after the date of its execution. They deny that plaintiff has been in the possession of the land and claim that they have held possession. The controlling question in the case involves the fact of possession. If plaintiff *520held the possession of the land his unrecorded deed is…
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