Mitchell v. Mutch
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Tama District Court. — James W. Willett, Judge. Supplemental proceedings after decree of specific performance, seeking to adjudicate plaintiff’s damages for defendant’s wrongful delay of performance. There was a decree for plaintiff, and the defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtEvans, J.
*11521. Vendor and Porchaser : wrongful withholding of possession : damages. *1151I. The defendant is the administrator of James Mutch, deceased, who was the original defendant. For convenience of discussion, the decedent will be referred *1152to herein as the “defendant.” In April, 1913, James Mutch entered into a written contract of sale of his half-section farm to the plaintiff, Mitchell, for a consideration of $57,600. The contract called for a doAvn payment of $600, and for a further payment of $5,000 on March 1, 1914, and for a note of $52„000, secured by a purchase-money mortgage, and drawing 5 per…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Worrall v. . MunnNew York Court of Appeals · 1868
- Worrall v. . MunnNew York Court of Appeals · 1873
- Mitchell v. MutchSupreme Court of Iowa · 1917
- Nunngesser v. HartSupreme Court of Iowa · 1904
- Mohr v. JoslinSupreme Court of Iowa · 1913
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