122 Iowa 695 | Iowa | 1904
The property in controversy is known as “Lot 10, block 4, in plat 1, College Park Addition to
The allegation with reference to this lot in the creditors’ bill filed by her was as follows: “That defendant Eeu ben Allen was wholly insolvent, and that he had made a pretended assignment of the sheriff’s certificate of purchase of the lot in question; all with the intent to hinder,'delay, and defraud the plaintiff, and that defendant took it with like intent.” She asked that the conveyances be set aside, and that her judgment be declared a lien upon the property. The object of the action was to subject the property to the payment of the judgment held by Anna S. Woods. It resulted in the decree from which we have hitherto quoted. On the trial of the creditors’ bill it was conceded by the defendants “that the loan on the property in dispute was made in the name of Eeuben Allen, foreclosed' in his name, and bid in by him, and that the sheriff’s deed was issued to Evalyn .Allen.” It will be observed that at the time of the commencement of the proceedings to subject the lot Evalyn Allen had title thereto by sheriff’s deed made under the mortgage foreclosure proceedings, and that she did not in fact secure an assignment of the sheriff’s certificate from her husband. In
Defendants say that plaintiff is in no position to advantage himself of that decree, for the reason that he has not pleaded former adjudication or res adjudicata; that such de-
The decree in this case is‘manifestly correct, and it is AEEIRMED.