Fox v. Edwards
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Appanoose Circuit Court. This action was brought to recover six hundred and ninety-four bushels of corn, seized by the defendant, as constable, under three different attachments in his hands against the property of one Ledbetter. The plaintiff claims the corn under a contract of purchase hy him with .said Ledbetter. The cause was tried to the court, who found the facts as they are stated in the opinion, and rendered a judgment thereon for’ defendant.
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Appeal from Appanoose Circuit Court. This action was brought to recover six hundred and ninety-four bushels of corn, seized by the defendant, as constable, under three different attachments in his hands against the property of one Ledbetter. The plaintiff claims the corn under a contract of purchase hy him with .said Ledbetter. The cause was tried to the court, who found the facts as they are stated in the opinion, and rendered a judgment thereon for’ defendant. The plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtOole, J.
— The question presented by the record in this case is, whether the judgment was correct upon the facts found. We condense the statement of facts found, and give their substance, as follows: On January 3, 1872. plaintiff made a contract with Ledbetter as follows, to-wit: Received of J. G-. Fox one hundred and fifty dollars in hand paid for corn at twenty-one cents per bushel, said corn to be kept in the pens until said buyer wants to move said corn. I, the undersigned, agree to keep said corn dry, and to be measured when taken away; measure 4300 inches or 70 So to the bushel, at the option of…
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