Legal Opinion
Lacey v. Loughridge
Supreme Court of Iowa
Decided October 7, 1879PublishedCited by 5 opinions
Appeal from Mahaska Circuit Court. A judgment was rendered against plaintiff upon a demurrer to Iris amended petition, from which he appeals to this court. The facts of the case fully appear in the opinion.
1Opinion of the Court
Beck, Ch. J.
-The original petition alleges that P. Lough-ridge executed an instrument in writing in the following words:
“Oskadoosa, Iowa, March 10, 1870._
“On condition that the line or track of the Central Railroad of Iowa, substantially as now located, is finished from Albia to Oskaloosa, and the same operated on or before the 15th day of November, A. D. 1870, I promise to pay said Central Railroad Company of Iowa, on or before the day aforesaid, five acres of timber, valued at twenty-five dollars per acre, with ten per cent interest from maturity.
“When paid, this will entitle me to stock in…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Brewster v. KendrickSupreme Court of Iowa · 1864
3Cited by5 opinions
- Rindfleisch v. Mundt EstateSupreme Court of Iowa · 1956
- Schlutter v. DahlingSupreme Court of Iowa · 1897
- Bentley & Olmstead v. StarrSupreme Court of Iowa · 1904
- Lucas v. RudenSupreme Court of Iowa · 1935
- Potter v. BrentlingerSupreme Court of Iowa · 1902