Mann v. Corrington
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Polk District Court. — Hon. Stephen F Balliet, Judge. Action a.t law for the recovery of damages alleged to' have been sustained by reason of a breach of contract on the part of the defendant. There was a trial by jury, and a verdict and judgment for the defendant. The plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtRobinson, J.
On the thirty-first day of August, 1891, the plaintiff conveyed to the defendant and his wife four lots in Mann’s First addition to Oak Park, and received in payment a mortgage on the lots for five hundred dollars, and a conveyance of property in the town of Nevada, which the grantors then occupied as a homestead. After the transaction was closed, the defendant visited Des Moines, and, while there, signed an instrument in writing, of which the following is a copy: “Des Moines, Iowa, Oct. 14, 1891. This memorandum will witness that L. M. Mann agrees to convey *109to Benton Corrington, by a good…
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