Supreme Court of Iowa January 25, 1899 (Applegate v. Applegate)

Deemer, J.

*3161 *314Stated-as shortly as may be, the facts are as follows: In 1886 one S. J. Applegate was the owner of the property in controversy, consisting of eighty acres of land and two toAvn lots in the city of Atlantic. In December of that year he conveyed the same to his son, W. J. Applegate, the *315deed expressing a consideration of nine thousand five hundred dollars. W. J.