Joeckel v. Johnson
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Madison District Court. — W. II. Fai-iey, Judge. Action at law to recover $1,000 on a land contract, which, as plaintiff contends, was stipulated, damages for loss, expense, inconvenience, etc., occasioned by the failure of appellant to perform his part of the contract. There was a trial to the court, without a jury, and judgment for plaintiff for the amount claimed, with interest. Defendant appeals.—
1Opinion of the CourtPreston, J.
i. vende: place of safe of™eaice: estate: breach. The petition alleged, substantially, that the parties entered into a written contract, January 24, 1913, whereby plaintiff sold to defendant certain lands in Madison County Iowa consisting 205 acres; that defendant has failed to perform his part of contraet; that plaintiff has demanded performance ; that defendant has forfeited to plaintiff the right to recover the sum of $1,000, provided in the contract; and that plaintiff has been to the expense of $50 attorneys’ fees for collecting the same. The contract provides, among other things:
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