Key v. McCleary
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Louisa District Court. Suit in equity to redeem real estate. Judgment for plaintiffs, and defendants appeal. The necessary facts are stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtCole, J.
The plaintiffs are the heirs at law of George Key, deceased, and the defendants are the heirs at law of Ananias Simpkins, deceased. There is no real conflict in the testimony. The facts proved are, in substance, that in 1857 White, Cook & Co. obtained judgment against George Key for about three thousand seven hundred dollars; execution was afterward issued, and a large quantity of real estate sold under it; at the expiration of the time for redemption, in 1860, Key was not able to raise all the money requisite to redeem his land; he applied to Simpkins to assist him, and agreed with Simpkins…
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