Legal Opinion

Hatcher v. Sawyer

Supreme Court of Iowa

Decided April 1, 1952No. 47981PublishedCited by 16 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtWenNerstrum, J.

Plaintiffs in an action in equity sought specific performance of a claimed oral contract entered into between W. T. Wadsworth, now deceased, the father of plaintiffs, and his wife, their mother who predeceased him. It is claimed the father agreed with his wife to' leave to the plaintiffs the property owned by him. They also sought judgment against the defendant Merle Sawyer in the amount of $4000 with interest at five per cent per annum from April 27, 1950, for money claimed to have been turned over by their father to said Sawyer after the claimed oral contract was made. They also asked for a…

2Cases cited20 opinions

  1. Baker v. SyfrittSupreme Court of Iowa · 1910
  2. Eaton v. EatonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1919
  3. Campbell v. DunkelbergerSupreme Court of Iowa · 1915
  4. Stewart v. ToddSupreme Court of Iowa · 1919
  5. Leonard v. LeonardMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1902

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3Cited by16 opinions

  1. In Re Estate of LendersSupreme Court of Iowa · 1956
  2. Glass v. Minnesota Protective Life Insurance Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1982
  3. Estate of Vermilya v. CommissionerUnited States Tax Court · 1963
  4. Barron v. PigmanSupreme Court of Iowa · 1959
  5. Webb v. ArterburnSupreme Court of Iowa · 1954

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