Coleman v. Coleman
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Webster District Court. — Hon. R. M. Wright, Judge. Some time prior to his death, which occurred August 19, 1901, Jeremiah Coleman, Sr., was afflicted with a malady which he was aware would soon prove fatal. He owned two farms in Webster County, one containing one hundred and sixty acres, on which he lived, and another one hundred and twenty acres, across the road, occupied by his son Timothy J. Coleman. Wm.
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Appeal from Webster District Court. — Hon. R. M. Wright, Judge. Some time prior to his death, which occurred August 19, 1901, Jeremiah Coleman, Sr., was afflicted with a malady which he was aware would soon prove fatal. He owned two farms in Webster County, one containing one hundred and sixty acres, on which he lived, and another one hundred and twenty acres, across the road, occupied by his son Timothy J. Coleman. Wm. P. Coleman, youngest of ten children, was unmarried, and resided with his parents. The eldest son, Jeremiah Coleman, Jr., and the seven daughters, had long since married and…
1Opinion of the CourtLadd, J.
The farms were in the name of Jeremiah Coleman, Sr., who died August 19, 1901. Prior thereto, on June 12th of the same year, he conveyed the farm on which he resided to his youngest child, William, then single and twenty-six years of age, reciting in the deed that the consideration was $1. On the same day he executed a similar deed for one hundred and twenty acres of land then occupied by the grantee to his son Timothy, who had been married several years, and was third youngest of the family, and thirty-two years of age. His eldest son and seven daughters were all married, and had long since…
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