Jordan v. Cathcart
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Woodbury District Court.— HoN. John F, Olivee, Judge. Suit in equity to set aside conveyances of land made by plaintiff to defendant Christopherson, by Christopherson to L. L. Cathcart, and by Cathcart to Carter. Carter gave a mortgage back for part of the purchase price to defendant Cathcart, which mortgage is held by the defendant bank.
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Appeal from Woodbury District Court.— HoN. John F, Olivee, Judge. Suit in equity to set aside conveyances of land made by plaintiff to defendant Christopherson, by Christopherson to L. L. Cathcart, and by Cathcart to Carter. Carter gave a mortgage back for part of the purchase price to defendant Cathcart, which mortgage is held by the defendant bank. The trial court set aside all the conveyances, protected Carter in his purchase from Cathcart, and rendered an account between plaintiff and defendánts Christopherson and Cath-cart. Cathcart alone appeals.—
1Opinion of the Court
DeeMer, J. —
*6021. Fraudulent conveyances; *601■ None of the defendants save Cathcart *602appeal. Prior to the transactions in controversy, plaintiff was the owner of 90 acres of land in Woodbury county, worth at least $4,500. She was a minor when she . acquired title to the property, her grandfather being her guardian. In June of the year 1897, and before attaining her majority, which was some time in November of the year 1898, she went to live in the family of the defendant Todd Christopherson, Christopherson’s wife being her cousin. Here she lived for more than two years as a member of the family,…
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