47 Iowa 307 | Iowa | 1877
I. The statute of limitations does not bar plaintiff’s action; The sheriff’s deed was executed on the 13th day of February, 1861. Within ten years from that time, on the 26th day of December, 1870, this action was commenced by placing the original notice in the hands of the sheriff for service. Code, § 2532. Besides, the evidence showed that, since the execution of the sheriff’s deed, the defendants have never been residents of Iowa. The statute of limitations does not run in their favor. Heaton v. Fryberger, 38 Iowa, 185.
Appellants ask, in their argument, that a decree be entered in this court in their favor. It does not, however, appear that
Reversed.