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Iowa Code § 557.3 (2026)

Conveyance passes grantor’s interest

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Every conveyance of real estate passes all the interest of the grantor therein, unless a contrary intent can be reasonably inferred from the terms used. [C51, §1201; R60, §2209; C73, §1930; C97, §2914; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §10042; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §557.3]

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Notes of Decisions
Cited in 19 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1949–2021 · leading case: Nichols v. City of Evansdale, 687 N.W.2d 562 (Iowa 2004).
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Nichols v. City of Evansdale, 687 N.W.2d 562 (Iowa 2004). · cites it 2× “” Iowa Code 557.3 *567 (2003) (emphasis added).”
Lowers v. United States, 663 N.W.2d 408 (Iowa 2003). · cites it 2× “See Iowa Code § 557.3 (conveyance passes all of the grantor’s interests unless a contrary intent may be inferred from language used).”
Rausch v. Devine, 80 P.3d 733 (Alaska 2003). “Iowa Code Ann. § 557.3 (West, WESTLAW through 2002 2d.”
McKinley v. Waterloo R.R., 368 N.W.2d 131 (Iowa 1985). · cites it 2× “Iowa Code §§ 2914 , 2958 (1897); Iowa Code §§ 557.3 , 558.19 (1975). The deed then states that should the “land” hereby “conveyed” cease to be used for railway purposes, it shall “revert” to the farm from which it was taken.”
Hawk v. Rice, 325 N.W.2d 97 (Iowa 1982). · cites it 2× “Iowa Code § 557.3 (1981). The grantor’s intent is controlling, and it is ascertained by applying general contract principles.”
Henkel v. Auchstetter, 39 N.W.2d 650 (Iowa 1949). · cites it 2× “Section 557.3, Code, 1946 (Code of 1851, section 1201) provides that, “Every conveyance of real estate passes all the interest of the grantor therein, unless a contrary intent can be reasonably inferred from the terms used.”
Crecelius v. Smith, 125 N.W.2d 786 (Iowa 1964). · cites it 4× “Most important is section 557.3, Code of 1962, which has been a part of our law since 1851.”
Reusch v. Shafer, 41 N.W.2d 651 (Iowa 1950). · cites it 2× “Under section 557.3, Code of 1946, it passed all interest of the grantor therein to the grantees.”
Phipps v. United States, 126 Fed. Cl. 674 (Fed. Cl. 2016). · cites it 3× “And I warrant the title thereto against the lawful claims of all persons whomsoever.”
Ross v. Ross, 126 N.W.2d 369 (Iowa 1964). · cites it 3× “By way of separate defense it was asserted that such oral agreement, even if made, would not be enforceable by reason of the provisions of sections 557.3 and 557.10, quoted infra, and subsection 3 of section 622.”
McNertney v. Kahler, 710 N.W.2d 209 (Iowa 2006). · cites it 2× “Therefore, once title passed to Harold, Ménke could no longer transfer any interest in the property to Kahler because he had no such interest to convey.”
Burgess v. United States, 109 Fed. Cl. 223 (Fed. Cl. 2013). “This omission of such caveats is significant for under Iowa law, “[ejvery conveyance of real estate passes all the interest of the grantor therein, unless a contrary intent can be reasonably inferred from the terms used.”
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