Legal Opinion
Doughty v. Law
Supreme Court of Iowa
Decided December 15, 1916PublishedCited by 4 opinions
Appeal from Benton District Court. — James "W. Willett, Judge. Action on a contract to repurchase capital stock resulted in judgment as prayed. The defendants appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtLadd, J.
The plaintiff bought five shares of stock of defendants at $100 per share, upon the purchase 'of which the latter executed this agreement:
“April 19, 1912.
“In consideration of the fact that Mr. 3. F. Doughty buys five shares of the preferred stock of the Reliance Brick & Tile Co., we, the undersigned, hereby agree to give to the said J. F. Doughty- two and one-half shares of the common stock of the said company, in addition to the amount of common stock he gets from the said company in buying the said preferred stock. • We further agree that, should the said J. F. Doughty decide that he does…
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