Supreme Court of Iowa October 20, 1877 (Welch v. Battern)

Beck, J.

Peter Welch died seized of the lands involved in this suit, on the 4th day of May, 1862, The plaintiff, Amy L. Welch, is his widow, and the other plaintiffs his children by plaintiff, Amy L.; the defendants, George H. Welch and Mary Post', are children of deceased by a former marriage.