Brier v. Davis
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Linn District Court. — Host. W. N. Treichber, Judge. ActioN at law for damages on account of fraud and misrepresentation in the sale of certain mill property. Verdict and judgment for plaintiff, and defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtWeaver, J.
Thomas Davis, of Central City, Iowa, was the owner of a mill in that town. His cousin Thomas F. Davis, of Mt. Vernon, Iowa, holding a mortgage on the property, or some part of it, foreclosed the same, and obtained a sheriff’s deed. Between the date of the sheriff’s sale and the delivery of the deed, William Brier, father of plaintiff, desiring to purchase a mill for his son, applied, to Thomas Davis, who, it is claimed, pointed out to Brier the boundaries of the property, including the mill and dam, and lands bordering the river on either side. The *60parties were not able to agree on the terms,…
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