Webb v. Hancher
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from, Palo Alto District Cowl. — TIoN. W. B. QuartoN, Judge. This is an action in equity to recover the contract price of certain real estate, and to establish and foreclose a vendor’s lien thereon. The trial court rendered a personal judgment against the defendant, and decreed and foreclosed a vendor’s lien upon the property. Defendant appeals.'
1Opinion of the CourtDeemee, J.
March 5, 1901, plaintiff entered into a contract for the sale of a part of the land in controversy to one Burgess. At that time he (Webb) did not have title to the property. He held a contract for the purchase of the land from one Reece, which provided for a conveyance from Reece to Webb on March 1, 1902. Reece held no title, but had a contract of purchase from one Aurner. The Reece-Aurner contract made time the essence of the contract, and provided for forfeiture on default of payment of the purchase price. The Webb-Burgess contract provided that Webb should furnish an abstract showing good…
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