Bennett v. Bowers’s Empirical Analysis

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3 federal appellate · 4 state decisions

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1. ““Abandonment is a question of fact. 1 C. J. S., Abandonment, section 8; Ray Coal Mining Co. v. Ross, 169 Iowa 210, 217 , 151 N.W. 63 , 65. “In the cited case, this court (Cay nor, J.), said: “ ‘Abandonment involves an intent and purpose to surrender the rights acquired, accompanied by acts indicating that purpose and intent. It is a question of fact and not of law.’ Citing 2 Washburn, Real Property, 82. “Appellant raises the issue of abandonment by arguing that the interests of the titleholders, the Bowers, had various liens thereon, that these were not paid and no attempt was made by them to redeem, and that they made no appearance in the case. There is no other evidence in the case of any act, word, or intent on their part, nor is there anything in the record to indicate in favor of whom, if anyone, they intended to relinquish their rights. We hold that such a showing falls far short of showing that the Bowers had abandoned the property.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Ball v. Williams