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ATTORNEY'S OPINION
I, Frank B. Johnston, hereby state that I am an Attorney
at Law, duly admitted to the practice of law in the State of Iowa,
and a member of the firm of Newbrough, Johnston, Brewer, Maddux &
Nadler, with offices at 612 Kellogg Avenue, Ames, Story County,
Iowa. I further state that I have examined Abstracts of Title to
the following-described real estate, to-wit:
A Replat of Lots Five (5) and Six (6) and a part of Lot
Four (4) and a part of Lot Seven (7) in Spencer's Second
Industrial Addition to Ames, Iowa, and of Lots Fifteen
(15) , Twenty (20) and Twenty-one (21) in Woodland Acres
Plat No. 2, Ames, Iowa, all in the Northeast Quarter (NE
1/4) of Section Twelve (12) , Township Eighty-three (83)
North, Range Twenty-four (24) West of the 5th P.M. , in
the City of Ames, Story County, Iowa, more particularly
described as follows: Commencing at the East Quarter
Corner (E 1/4 Cor. ) of said Section Twelve (12) , thence
South 8902614711 West 40. 00 Feet along the South line of
said Northeast Quarter (NE 1/4) to the Westerly right-
of-way of Dayton Road and the point of beginning; thence
continuing South 8902614711 West 1,737.45 Feet along said
South line to the Southeast Corner (SE Cor. ) of Lot
Twenty-six (26) , Woodland Acres Plat No. 2, Ames, Iowa;
thence North 0003410011 West 557. 50 Feet along the East
line of said Woodland Acres Plat No. 21 thence South
8805514811 West 400. 01 Feet, thence North 0003315911 West
216.45 Feet, thence North 8804614911 East 400. 07 Feet to
the Southeast Corner (SE Cor. ) of Lot Nineteen g19) in
said Woodland Acres Plat No. 2, thence North 00 34124"
West 435.20 Feet to the Northeast Corner (NE Cor. ) of Lot
Sixteen (16) in said Woodland Acres Plat No. 2, thence
South 8803714811 West 400. 03 Feet, thence North 0003315911
West 108.90 Feet, thence North 8803714811 East 400. 03 Feet
to the Southeast Corner (SE Cor. ) of Lot Fourteen (14)
in said Woodland Acres Plat No. 2, thence North 00034100"
West 1,216. 62 Feet along the East line of said Woodland
Acres Plat No. 2 to the South line of the frontage road,
thence North 8903212311 East 254.40 Feet along said South
line, thence North 8902411911 East 103 .80 Feet along said
South line, thence South 00048111" East 160. 00 Feet,
thence South 8902411911 West 80. 00 Feet to the West line
of Lot Four (4) in said Spencer's Second Industrial
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Addition; thence South 0004811111 East 273. 61 Feet along
said West line to the Southwest Corner (SW Cor. ) of Lot
Four (4) , Spencer's Second Industrial Addition, Ames,
Iowa, thence North 8904510911 East 200.24 Feet to the
Southeast Corner (SE Cor. ) of said Lot Four (4) , thence
North 8902114811 East 200.20 Feet to the West line of Lot
Two (2) in Spencer's Second Industrial Addition, Ames,
Iowa, thence South 0003412911 East 566.24 Feet, thence
North 8901813011 East 355. 30 Feet to the Southwest Corner
(SW Cor. ) of Lot Two (2) in Matthew Subdivision, a Replat
of Lot One (1) , Spencer's Second Industrial Addition to
Ames, Iowa, thence South 0100014811 East 300. 31 Feet,
thence North 8902214111 East 689.25 Feet, thence South
0100210011 East 1,236. 12 Feet to the point of beginning,
containing 71. 18 acres,
from the root of title thereof, down to and including the
day of 0C-4069.1- , 1993 , last certified by Cyclone Abstract
& Title Co. , Ames, Iowa (Iowa Title Guaranty Division Member
#8195) . The real estate has been subdivided and is now known as
PETE COOPER SUBDIVISION, AMES, IOWA.
Based upon information within said Abstracts of Title,
it is my opinion that the fee simple title to said real estate is
in DALE COOPER (also known as Dale R. Cooper) , an unmarried person,
EVERETT S. FREEL and MARILYN A. FREEL, husband and wife, DONALD E.
BARBER and LEANNA K. BARBER, husband and wife, GEORGE L. JONES and
JOYCE E. JONES, husband and wife (subject to a contract to sell to
Shaffer Auto Body Co. , Inc. ) , and DAVE DEVEREAUX (also known as
David E. Devereaux) and CHERYL A. HUSS (also known as Cheryl Huss
Devereaux) , husband and wife.
Dale Cooper is the owner of that part of the subdivision
formerly described as:
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Lot 7 in Spencer's Second Industrial Addition
to Ames, Iowa, except that part of said Lot 7
described as follows: Beginning at a point
1, 093 .2 feet South and 40 feet West of the
Northeast Corner of Section 12, Township 83
North, Range 24 West of the 5th P.M. , Story
County, Iowa, thence South 01002 ' East along
a line parallel to and 40 Feet Westerly from
the East line of said Section 12 a distance of
300. 0 Feet, thence South 89026 ' West 689. 1
Feet, thence North 01002 ' West 300. 0 Feet to
a point on the South line of Lot 1 of said
Spencer's Second Industrial Addition to Ames,
Iowa, thence North 89026 ' East along said
South line of said Lot 1 a distance of 689. 1
Feet to the point of beginning, all within Lot
7 of Spencer's Second Industrial Addition to
Ames, Iowa.
Everett S. Freel and Marilyn A. Freel, husband and wife,
are the owners of that part of the subdivision formerly described
as:
Lot 15 in Woodland Acres Plat No. 2 , a
subdivision of the West 400 Feet of Lot 27 of
Woodland Acres, a plat of the West Half of the
Northeast Quarter (NE4) of Section 12,
Township 83 North, Range 24 West of the 5th
P.M. , Story County, Iowa.
Donald E. Barber and Leanna K. Barber, husband and wife,
are the owners of that part of the subdivision formerly described
as:
The West 80 Feet of the North 160 Feet of Lot
4, Spencer's Second Industrial Addition to
Ames, Iowa.
George L. Jones and Joyce E. Jones, husband and wife, are
the owners of that part of the subdivision formerly described as:
Lots 20 and 21 in Woodland Acres Plat No. 2,
a subdivision of the West 400 Feet of Lot 27
of Woodland Acres, a plat of the West Half of
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the Northeast Quarter of Section 12, Township
83 North, Range 24 West of the 5th P.M. , Iowa;
This portion of the real estate is subject to a real estate
contract wherein George L. Jones and Joyce E. Jones, husband and
wife, are sellers, and Shaffer Auto Body Co. , Inc. , is the contract
purchaser, the contract being dated July 25, 1986, and having been
filed in the office of the Recorder of Story County, Iowa, on
August 1, 1986, in Book 290 at page 229.
Dave Devereaux (also known as David E. Devereaux) is the
owner of that part of the subdivision formerly described as:
Lot 6, Spencer's Second Industrial Addition to
Ames, Iowa.
The real estate within the subdivision is free from
encumbrances, excepting, however, the following:
(1) A mortgage executed by Everett S. Freel and
Marilyn A. Freel, husband and wife, to United Bank
and Trust, dated March 23, 1990, and filed in the
office of the Recorder of Story County, Iowa, on
March 27, 1990, in Book 386, commencing at page 67.
(2) A mortgage executed by Donald E. Barber and
Leanna K. Barber, husband and wife, to Firstar Bank
Ames, dated March 27, 1992, and filed in the office
of the Recorder of Story County, Iowa, on March 27,
1992, in Book 446 at page 217;
(3) A mortgage executed by Donald E. Barber and
Leanna K. Barber, husband and wife, to Firstar Bank
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Ames, dated May 27, 1993 , and filed in the office
of the Recorder of Story County, Iowa, on June 1,
1993, in Book 516, commencing at page 172;
(4) A mortgage executed by Dave Devereaux and Cheryl
Huss Devereaux to American State Bank dated June 11,
1993 , and filed in the office of the Recorder of
Story County, Iowa, on June 14, 1993 , in Book 520,
commencing at page 119; and
(5) A mortgage executed by David Devereaux to American
State Bank dated July 14, 1993, and filed in the
office of the Recorder of Story County, Iowa, on
August 3 , 1993 , in Book 534, commencing at page 172 .
The property is subject to easements of record and to
zoning ordinances of the City of Ames, Iowa.
Dated this day of ('"j�-p6,q--- , 1993 .
NEWBROUGH, JOHNSTON, BREWER, MADDUX & NADLER
612 Kellogg Avenue, P.O. Box 847
Ames, Iowa 50010
Telepho
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Frank B. Joh sto 9, Antto-rneyy
Iowa Title Guaranty
Division Member #2612
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