Creamer v. Stevens
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Warren District Court. — L. N. Hays, Judge. ACTION at law, to recover damages for fraud and misrepresentation in the sale and exchange of real estate. Trial to a jury. At the close of plaintiff’s evidence, the trial court directed a verdict for defendant. Plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtPreston, J.
*921' representations: jmy question. *920The evidence must be construed most strongly in plaintiff’s favor. Plaintiff was a farmer, residing, at the *921time of this transaction, at Geddes, South Dakota. He now lives at La Feria, Texas. Plaintiff owned 320 acres of land near Geddes. The land was under cultivation, and upon it was what plaintiff describes as a fine house. The land was incumbered. Plaintiff had listed it for sale with agents at Geddes, at $100 per acre. Defendant is a resident of Iowa, and plaintiff testifies that he understood that defendant had not been a resident of Texas. Defendant was…
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