HomeMy WebLinkAboutA006 - Attorney's Opinion dated May 27, 1992 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 the Abstract of Title
to the following-described real estate, to-wit:
A Replat of Lot Three (3) , First Addition of
W.G.G.C. Subdivision, Ames, Iowa, and of Lots
One (1) and Two . (2) of Second Addition of
W.G.G.C. Subdivision, Ames, Iowa, more
particularly described as follows: That part
of the Northwest Fractional Quarter (NW Frl.
1/4) of the Northwest Quarter (NW 1/4) of
Section Seven (7) , Township Eighty-three (83)
North, Range Twenty-three (23) West of the 5th
P.M. , Story County, Iowa, described as:
Commencing at the Northwest Corner (NW Cor. )
of Section Seven (7) , Township Eighty-three
(83) North, Range Twenty-three (23) West of
the 5th P.M. , Story County, Iowa; thence North
89032141" East along the North line of said
Section Seven (7) a distance of 582 . 03 Feet;
thence South 02030132" East 61. 87 Feet to the
South right-of-way of East Lincoln Way in the
City of Ames, Iowa; thence North 85049117"
East 21.85 Feet along said right-of-way;
thence South 89038149" East 292 .50 Feet along
said right-of-way; thence Easterly along said
right-of-way 223 . 62 Feet on a 42, 602 Foot
radius curve, concave Northerly, and tangent
to the previous course, said curve having a
delta angle of 00018103" ; thence South
01034113" West 195.50 Feet along the East
right-of-way line of Alexander Avenue in the
City of Ames, Iowa, to the Northwest Corner
(NW Cor. ) of Lot Three (3) , First Addition of
W.G.G.C. Subdivision, Ames, Iowa, and the
point of beginning; thence North 89000146"
East 594. 67 Feet along the North line of said
Lot Three (3) and along the North line of said
Lot Three (3) extended to the West line of
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Bell Avenue in the City of Ames, Iowa; thence
South 07002102/1 West 857. 63 Feet along said
West line; thence continuing along the West
line of Bell Avenue South 00040127/1 West
202 . 90 Feet to a point on the South line of
the Northwest Fractional Quarter (NW Frl. 1/4)
of the Northwest Quarter (NW 1/4) of said
Section Seven (7) , said point being 107.50
Feet West of the Southeast Corner (SE Cor. ) of
said Northwest Fractional Quarter (NW Frl.
1/4) of the Northwest Quarter (NW 1/4) ; thence
South 89042104/1 West 1243 .70 Feet along the
South line of the Northwest Fractional Quarter
(NW Frl. 1/4) of the Northwest Quarter (NW
1/4) of said Section Seven (7) ; thence North
07040119/1 East 145. 63 Feet (recorded as South
07039 ' West 145. 50 Feet) ; thence North
26030145/1 East 84 .29 Feet (recorded as South
26057 ' West 89.9 Feet) ; thence North 82037147/1
East 119. 14 Feet (recorded as South 83000 '
West 119. 3 Feet) ; thence North 00003147/1 East
622 .74 Feet (recorded as South 00018 ' West
623 . 1 Feet) ; thence South 89058101/1 East
(recorded as South 89045 ' East) 57. 52 Feet to
the Southwest Corner (SW Cor. ) of Lot Two (2)
of First Addition of W.G.G.C. Subdivision to
Ames, Iowa; thence North 89013148/1 East 437.97
Feet along the South line of said Lot Two (2)
to the West line of Alexander Avenue; thence
South 01034113/1 West 36. 12 Feet along said
West line; thence South 88025147/1 East 80. 00
Feet along the South line of said Alexander
Avenue; thence North 01034 /13/1 East 225. 05
Feet to the point of beginning, containing
25. 01 acres;
from the root of the title thereof, down to and including the
day of , 1992, last certified by Cyclone
Abstract & title Co. , Ames, Iowa. The real estate has been
subdivided and is now known as THIRD ADDITION OF W.G.G.C.
SUBDIVISION, AMES, IOWA.
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Based upon information within said Abstract of Title, it
is my opinion that the fee simple title to said real estate is in
Ford Street Development Company, an Iowa General Partnership, and
that said real estate is free from encumbrances /excepting, however,
a Mortgage to United Bank and Trust dated July 25, 1989, and filed
in the office of the Recorder of Story County, Iowa, on July 27,
1989, in Book 370 at page 5, and a Mortgage to United Bank and
Trust (now known as Firstar Bank Ames) dated July 25, 1989, and
filed in said office of said county on May 25, 1990, in Book 390
at page 102 , and Special Assessments No. 25192D and No. 25203D; the
property is subject to easements of record and to zoning ordinances
of the City of Ames, Iowa.
Dated this _A-7& day of M4V 1992 .
NEWBROUGH, JOHNSTON, BREWER, MADDUX & NADLER
612 Kellogg Avenue, P.O. Box 847
Ames, Iowa 50010
Telepho 515-232-
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Frank B. Johnston, Attorney
Iowa Title Guaranty
Division Member #2612
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