Acord v. Mitchell
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Fremont District Court. — Hon. O. D. Wheeler, Judge. Action at law to recover .a balance claimed to be due on the purchase price of a certain tract of land, sold by plaintiff to defendant. Trial to the court without a jury. Judgment for defendant, and plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtDeemer, J.
On October 2nd, 1909, plaintiff, who was then the owner of a tract of land in Spink county, S. D., entered into a written contract with defendant to sell it to him on the following, among other, terms and conditions:
The land subject to a mortgage of $2,000, five hundred dollars ($500) in hand paid, receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, and the balance due to be paid March 1, 1910; the price of the land fifty-two dollars and fifty cents ($52.50) per acre. The said Martha E. Acord furnishing a good and sufficient abstract of title and conveying by warranty deed. Taxes for the year 1909 to be…
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