Haswell v. Standring
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Kossuth District Court. — Hon. A. D. Bailie, Judge. Suit in equity to quiet title. Judgment quieting title in plaintiff, but ordering him to return a sum of money to the defendants. Both parties appeal. The opinion states the case.
1Opinion of the Court
Sherwin, O. J.
The plaintiff is a resident of the state of New York. In 1898 he purchased the land in controversy through John H. Standring, who was then the cashier of the First State Bank of Corwith, Iowa, under an agreement with Standring that plaintiff was to furnish the purchase money, and that Standring was to look after the land, guarantee the plaintiff six percent on the purchase price out of the rents while he held the land, and have one-half of the advance when the land was sold. The plaintiff took the title in his own name, and the deed was duly recorded. January 9, 1902, John IT.…
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