Legal Opinion

Kempe v. Bennett

Supreme Court of Iowa

Decided May 9, 1907PublishedCited by 3 opinions

Appeal from Marshall District Court.— Hon. Obed Caswell, Judge. Action to recover damages for fraud and deceit. Verdict and judgment for defendant. Plaintiff appeals.—

1Opinion of the CourtMcClain, J.

Plaintiff’s cause of action, as indicated by the allegations of his petition and the evidence introduced in support thereof, rests on the general' fraudulent wrong-doing of defendants in inducing- plaintiff, who had for sale á business block in the city of Marshalltown, subject to incumbrance, to enter into negotiations with defendants for the exchange of the equity in said business - block for land in North Dakota represented as being worth $2,000. *248and to execute a deed, blank as to grantee, for tbe business block, and deposit it with a third person, with the condition that it should not be…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Owen v. OwenSupreme Court of Iowa · 1867
  2. State v. GlyndenSupreme Court of Iowa · 1879
  3. Aultman & Co. v. LeeSupreme Court of Iowa · 1876
  4. Hill v. Aultman & Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1886
  5. McKern v. City of AlbiaSupreme Court of Iowa · 1886

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3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Spurrier Lumber Co. v. DodsonSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1911
  2. Koonts v. Farmers Mutual InsuranceSupreme Court of Iowa · 1944
  3. Town of Radcliffe, Iowa v. P.R. Carroll, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1966

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