115 Iowa 714 | Iowa | 1901
In 1854 Wm. D. Johnson owned the southeast J of tbe northeast J of section 25. On September 26th of that year he executed to Oorfeild a deed of 16 aerés thereof in the northwest portion of the 40, described as follows: “Beginning at the northwest corner of the southeast quarter of
Distances were given only as indicated, and conveyances have since been made by reference to lot numbers. The defendants own lots 32 and 33. Several persons became jointly interested in the 16-acre tract and in 1866 partition proceedings were begun. Upon discovery of the defect of the deed to Corfeild, Johnson executed a conveyance to the then owners, correcting the description SO' as to read: “At a point on said line 13 chains 17 links from the northwest corner of said quarter section; thence running west on said north line to said northwest corner; thence south 14 chains 25 links; thence east 11 chains and 50 links; thence north, 1 degree west, 3 chains and 50 links; thence notth 4f degrees west, two chains; thence north one chain; thence north 30*