Legal Opinion
Mackie Motors Co. v. Dearborn Truck Co.
Supreme Court of Iowa
Decided November 15, 1921PublishedCited by 4 opinions
Appeal from Polk District Court. — Lawrence De Graee, Judge. Aotion at law upon a contract. At tbe close of .the plaintiff’s evidence, there was a directed verdict for the defendant, • and the plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtEvans, C. J.
i: contbaots: coSdSion^pra-cedent. I. Under the facts pleaded, this action may be deemed either to be one for damages or for the specific performance of a promise to pay. The plaintiff, an Iowa corporation, engaged in selling automobiles, trucks, and track attachments at Des Moines, Iowa, and the defendant, an Illinois corporation, engaged in the business of manufacturing and selling motor truck attachments at Chicago, on or about September 13, 1917, entered into the following written agreement:
"Agreement entered into this 13th day of September, 1917, between the Dearborn Truck Company, of…
2Cited by4 opinions
- Epstein v. WaasNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1923
- McNabb v. Kansas City Life Ins. Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1943
- Fitch v. FlinnSupreme Court of Iowa · 1924
- Kruse v. WickhamSupreme Court of Iowa · 1940