Hillebrant v. Green
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Crawford District Court. — Hoít. C. D. Goldsmith, Judge. Action at law to- recover a part of thie purchase price of reial estate alleged to have beeu wrongfully retained by the defendant. There was a trial by jury, and a verdict and judgment for the plaintiff. The defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtRobinson, J.
In the year 1890, prior to the ninth day of December, the plaintiff was the owner of a tract of land in the town of Arion, in Crawford county; which contained about twenty acres; He was then a resident of California. The defendant, Green, was 'engaged in the banking and real estate business in Dow City, under the name of Exchange Bank. N. R. Wilder was cashier of the bank. In September or October of the year specified, the plaintiff visited the defendant at Dow City, and made some arrangements with him in regard to the tract described and other real estate. On the tenth day of November, 1890,…
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