MAHON v. MAHON

No. 50918.

121 N.W.2d 103 (1963)

Roberta Nelson MAHON, Appellee, v. Harry E. MAHON, Merle Nelson, Robert M. Nelson, as Guardian of Merle E. Nelson, Incompetent, Federal Land Bank of Omaha, and Van Buren County, Iowa, Defendants, Merle E. Nelson, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

April 9, 1963.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Loren M. Hullinger, Sr., Margaret L. Beckley and Jay C. Beckley, Cedar Rapids, and D. W. Harris, Bloomfield, for appellant.

Bailey C. Webber, Ottumwa, for appellee.


GARFIELD, Chief Justice.

This is an action in equity for partition by sale of a 250-acre farm in Van Buren county of which plaintiff Roberta Nelson Mahon owns a one-third interest and defendant Merle E. Nelson, plaintiff's divorced husband, the remaining two-thirds interest. The trial court held, following trial, plaintiff was entitled to be reimbursed for $3750 as enhanced value of the realty by reason of improvements placed upon it by her during her occupancy. Defendant...

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