Griffith v. Fields & Bryant
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Taylor District Court. — Hon. H. M. Towner, Judge. Action for damages for a breach of contract to furnish, set, and care for trees. The cause was submitted to the court without a jury, who gave judgment for the 'plaintiff, and the defendant appealed. —
1Opinion of the CourtGranger, J.
1 — I. In May and J une, 1894, the plaintiff gave two orders to defendant for trees to be delivered-in the fall of that year. The orders were silent as to who should set out and care for the trees, but they were to be paid for on delivery, the amount of the orders being two hundred dollars. The orders were taken by one Gudgel and one Hoy, who was also an agent for defendant to deliver trees and make settlements with purchasers. The facts are mainly stipulated, and by a stipulation it is made to appear that when the orders, were taken, in May and June, 1894, the agreement wasi that the trees…
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