Willis Norton & Co. v. Melick
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Dallas District Court. — Hon. J. H. Applesate, Judge. Action at law to recover damages for the alleged violation of a written contract. There was a demurrer to the petition, which was sustained, and judgment was rendered for the defendant, for the costs of the action. Plaintiffs appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtRothrock, C. J.
1 *5662 *565-The following is a copy of the written contract, upon which the action is founded: “This agreement, made this 1st day of September, A. D., 1898, between Willis Norton & Co., of North Topeka, Kansas, and Gr. R. Melick, of Perry, Iowa, witnesseth: The said Willis Norton & Co., agree t-o furnish to said---, the following merchandise, to-wit: Two hundred 48- lb. sacks Diamond flour, at $1.70 per cwt., track Perry, Iowa; twenty-five 48- ib. sacks Reindeer flour, at $L55 per cwt., track Perry, Iowa, — to be sold by said Gr. R. Melick for them as their agent, at prices not less than those set…
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