Downey v. Riggs
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from, Jefferson District Court. — Hon. T. M. Pee, Judge. action at law to recover back money paid on a contract for the purchase of real estate. The trial court sustained a demurrer to defendant's answer, and a motion to strike his amended answer from the files. Defendant appeals. —
1Opinion of the CourtDeemer, J.
— According to the allegations of the petition, defendant on the fourteenth day of November, 1891, sold to the plaintiff certain real estate for the agreed price of three thousand dollars, and on the same day executed a bond to convey, which recited that plaintiff had paid one hundred dollars down, and had executed his promissory note for the sum of two thousand nine hundred dollars, payable on the third day of January, 1892. This bond *89contains this concluding sentence: ' “Now, if the said Isaac Downey shall well and truly pay the full amount of said note, without any interest, then the said…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Lawrence v. . MillerNew York Court of Appeals · 1881
- Ketchum & Sweet v. EvertsonNew York Supreme Court · 1816
- Havens v. . PattersonNew York Court of Appeals · 1870
- Baston v. CliffordIllinois Supreme Court · 1873
- Green v. GreenNew York Supreme Court · 1828
8 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by29 opinions
- Sanders v. BrockSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1911
- Waters v. PearsonSupreme Court of Iowa · 1914
- Pierce v. StaubSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1906
- Helm v. RoneSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1914
- Mintle v. SylvesterSupreme Court of Iowa · 1926
24 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.