THORNE v. REISER

No. 48362.

60 N.W.2d 784 (1953)

THORNE et al. v. REISER et ux.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

November 17, 1953.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kepford, Balch & Kepford, Waterloo, for appellants.

Geiser, Donohue & Wilkins, New Hampton, for appellees.


SMITH, Justice.

Sadie M. Reiser, a widow, 70 years old and childless, on February 2, 1952, executed a warranty deed of her eighty acre farm to defendants (husband and wife) "as joint tenants and not as tenants in common." At the same time the parties signed an agreement which provided in part as follows:

"* * * Whereas, the said Sadie Reiser party of the first part, having now arrived at an advanced age in life, desires the parties of the second part (defendants...

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