Gardner v. Kiburz
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Linn District Court. — Milo P. Smith, Judge. An action at law to recover damages on account of a deficiency-in the acreage of land sold and conveyed by defendants to plaintiff. There was a judgment for plaintiff, and defendants appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtWeaver, J.
*12701. Vendor and purchaser: performance of contract: effect of deficiency in acreage. *1269The defendants were the owners of a farm in Clayton County, Iowa, and, in June, 1914, entered into a written contract, by which they undertook to convey it to *1270plaintiff, designating it as “being 500 acres of land, now owned by Kiburz Bros., and being the same farm shown to said second party at a previous time.” The recited consideration for such sale is stated to be $50,-000, to be paid, $1,000 down, upon the signing of the contract; $4,000, September 1, 1914; $14,624, March 1, 1915; and the remaining sum of…
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