Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-03-04
sTlPULATloNs AGREED TO DIS.
POSE OF MORE THAN 800
ACRES OF ESTATE.
SONS AND DAUGHTERS JOIN
IN PROPERTY DIVISION
Litisants Who Were Preparing to Go
Into Court to Contest Deeds For
Land Given by Their Father, Agree
to Division Of Property Before Trial
is Begun.

! Three hundred three acres Of the large
| estate of Patrick Dunn, of Liberty
township, were divided among the sons
and daughters Wednesday afternoon in
! the settlement of the cases for pos
| session of this land in which the heirs
had become involved. After the liti-
giants were all here, and many wit
nesses had come for the opening Of the
trial, settlements We're made. They
are of special interest in the Dunn
settlement in Liberty township. where
most Of the litigants live, and where
! the property is situated.
Suits to Set Deeds Aside.
! There were two Of the cases. They
were brought by the daughters, Julia
A. Dunn, Mrs. Margaret Bowman, and
Mrs Mary Irwin, and the son, C. w.
Dunn, against the sons, r. G. Dunn
and Raymond Dunn. In both cases it
was sought to have set aside deeds for
| large tracts of land that Patrick Dunn
gave to these two sons before his
death.
In the settlement of the cases deeds
given by Patrick Dunn to Thomsa G..
Dunn and Raymond Dunn for 200 acres
of land We're allowed to stand as made.
Disposition Of another eighty was
made in the settlement, and a life
estate in twenty-thr acres was fixed,
as was also provision for the payment
of $4,000 in cash. The rest of the
estate was disposed of by will.
T. G. Dunn Gets 12o.
In the settlement Thomas G. Dunn
gets 30 acres that his father decided
to him. He is to pay, $4,000 to his
sisters, Julia Dunn, Mrs. Mar
garet Bowman and Mrs. Mary
Irwin and brother C. w. Dunn. The
money is to be paid in thirty days and
is to stand as a lien against the land
until it is paid. It is especially pro-
vided in the settlement that this 12o
acres is to be the full share Of Thomas
G. Dunn in the estate Of his father
and that he is to quit claim Of his in
terest in the other land to the other
heirs.
Raymond Gets Eighty.
Raymond Dunn gets eighty acres
his father decided to him, but another
forty acres Patrick decided to this son,
March ~, 1912, gees back into the
estate. The deed to this forty Is an
nulled and set aside and title to it
goes to Julia A. Dunn, C. w. Dunn,
Mrs. Margaret Bowman, and Mrs.
Mary Irwin. Raymond is to quit claim
to all interest in other land Of the
estate to the other heirs.
Vincent Gets Eighty, Too.
Vincent Dunn, a son who was not a
party to the suits. but who was a
voluntary party to the settlement, gets
his title to eighty acres confirmed. He
is also given life estate in twenty
three acres that adjoins the eighty, but
the title to this twenty-three acres is
| confirmed in Julia A. Dunn, c. w.
Dunn, Mrs. Margaret Bowman. and
Mrs. Mary Irwin. Vincent Dunn Is to
pay all taxes and is to quit claim all
his interest in the other property to
| the other heirs.
The clerk of courts was appointed
a special commissioner to execute the
deeds to carry out the stipulation If
the heirs did not do so. Each side is
! to pay It's own costs.
Judging by plans being made and the
number Of witnesses that were being
summoned the cases would have been
hotly contested and long continued.