Richmond v. Dubuque & Sioux City R. R.
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Dubuque District Court. On the 22d of August, A. D. 1860, the Dubuque and Sioux City Railroad company, and the Dubuque Elevator company (another corporation) made a contract in writing, of which the following is a copy, viz.: “ Contract between the Dubuque and Sioux City Railroad company, and the Dubuque Elevator company, made this 22d day of August, 1860. “ Said railroad company leases to the Dubuque Elevator company, in consideration of the covenants and…
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Appeal from Dubuque District Court. On the 22d of August, A. D. 1860, the Dubuque and Sioux City Railroad company, and the Dubuque Elevator company (another corporation) made a contract in writing, of which the following is a copy, viz.: “ Contract between the Dubuque and Sioux City Railroad company, and the Dubuque Elevator company, made this 22d day of August, 1860. “ Said railroad company leases to the Dubuque Elevator company, in consideration of the covenants and agreements hereinafter set forth, a piece of ground for the erection of a grain elevator and grain storehouse, for the term of…
1Opinion of the CourtCole, J.
1. Contract: construction: railroad company. — The real point in controvérsy between the parties in this case is as to the construction of the original an(i supplemental contracts set forth in the foregoing statement. The plaintiffs claim the right to handle all grain brought in on the Dubuque & Sioux City railroad, and not designed for actual consumption or manufacture at Dubuque. While the defendants claim that the plaintiffs are entitled to handle only such grain as is not otherwise consigned, than to their elevator.
Upon the trial, the court, to aid in the construction of the contracts,…
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