Legal Opinion

Spelman v. Gill

Supreme Court of Iowa

Decided May 17, 1888PublishedCited by 7 opinions

Appeal from Polk District Court. — Hon. Josiah Given, Judge. Plaintive seeks to recover of defendant four hundred and twenty-five dollars alleged to be due on account of the sale of real estate. The case was tried in the district court to a jury, and verdict and judgment rendered for plaintiff. The defendant appeals,

1Opinion of the CourtRobinson, J.

— The plaintiff alleges that “upon and prior to the seventh day of December, 188S, she was the owner of the following-described real estate, to-wit: The southeast quarter of the' southwest quarter of section 30, township 81, range 26 ; that upon said date she entered into a verbal agreement with the defendant, Darby Gill, whereby said Darby Gill was to act for her in the selling of said land, accounting for the entire *718proceeds thereof to this plaintiff, and that, to facilitate such agreement, she, in connection with her husband, Paul Spelman, conveyed said land to said Darby Gill, to be by…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. McGinness v. BartonSupreme Court of Iowa · 1887
  2. Redding v. PageSupreme Court of Iowa · 1879

3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Reiger v. TurleySupreme Court of Iowa · 1911
  2. Joyner v. UtterbackSupreme Court of Iowa · 1923
  3. In Re Estate of O'HaraSupreme Court of Iowa · 1928
  4. Barnes v. Century Savings BankSupreme Court of Iowa · 1910
  5. Estate of Culver v. MorrowSupreme Court of Iowa · 1911

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