Pursley v. Hayes
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Polls District Court. This case was before this court at the December Term, 1864, upon plaintiffs’ demurrer to one division of defendants’ answer. The order of the court below, overruling the demurrer, was affirmed; and the.case has since been tried upon its merits. During the progress of the trial, various questions were raised by plaintiffs (appellants), all of which they now urge upon our consideration.
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Appeal from Polls District Court. This case was before this court at the December Term, 1864, upon plaintiffs’ demurrer to one division of defendants’ answer. The order of the court below, overruling the demurrer, was affirmed; and the.case has since been tried upon its merits. During the progress of the trial, various questions were raised by plaintiffs (appellants), all of which they now urge upon our consideration. An opinion was announced at the June Term, 1865, adverse to appellants, and a rehearing granted upon their application. The case has been again very fully and ably argued upon…
1Opinion of the CourtWright, J.
This controversy relates to one hundred and thirty-three acres of land, within the corporation limits of the city of Des Moines, many parts of it now covered with costly and valuable improvements. It once belonged to Hugh Pursley, deceased. Plaintiffs are his heirs (children), and are entitled to recover, unless their title has been divested by certain conveyances made by one of them in person, and by the other through their alleged guardian, John C. Jones. So that we may confine our examination to these alleged conveyances and their effect upon plaintiffs’ title.
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