Kinman v. Botts
Supreme Court of Iowa
'Appeal from Davis District Court. — JIon. M. A. Roberts, Judge. Action for specific performance of an.alleged contract to convey land. There was a decree for the plaintiff, and defendants appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtMcClain, J.
There is no evidence that possession of the land to which this action relates was ever delivered to plaintiff, or that any payment of purchase price was ever made, and it was necessary, therefore, that the contract be established as a contract in writing. There were preliminary negotiations between John W. Botts, who was the sole vendor, and will be referred to hereafter as defendant, and one Leach, a real estate agent, • during which Leach sought to secure from defendant a price on *475•defendant’s farm situated in this state, such as would enable Leach to effect a sale thereof to an undisclosed…
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