77 Iowa 354 | Iowa | 1889
The first question necessary to be determined is an objection made by appellee to appellant’s abstract. It is claimed that the statements in the abstract, showing that deeds of conveyance from Rock through the intermediate grantors down to the plaintiff were introduced in evidence, is not true, and that the plaintiff has no standing in court, because she failed to show that she has even any pretended title. We have not thought it necessary to investigate the record in order to determine whether the said deeds were formally intro- • duced in evidence, because, under the record as made by the pleadings and other evidence, it was not necessary that plaintiff should have offered said deeds in evidence. There was an abstract of title exhibited with the petition, which showed a line of conveyances from the government, through said Rock, down to the plaintiff. The defendant by her answer denied the averments of the petition, except as admitted. There were amendments made to the answer. In the several answers, and in oral evidence introduced on the trial to which there was no objection, it was either admitted or plainly shown that the plaintiff held by a regular chain of conveyances from Rock to her. All through the trial it appears to have been conceded that the conveyances were made as set out in the abstract of title attached to the petition. We do not feel called upon to more than state our conclusion upon this branch of the case. It is wholly unnecessary to set out the pleadings and evidence upon which the conclusion is based. The appeal cannot be dismissed and the case disposed of in this court on this objection.
The personal judgment was absolutely void. It should have been in rern only, and should have directed the sale of the attached property. A personal judgment rendered against an absconding and non-resident debtor.
Reversed.