Scott v. Wilson
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Dallas District Oourt. — Holy. Edmund Nichols, Judge. These actions were tried1 separately in the district court, and were separately appealed. They are so involved, however, that they will be considered in a single opinion. The facts will bé stated in the body of the opinion.
1Opinion of the Court
Deemeb, J".
Appellant Scott purchased of appellee Wilson a tract of land in Dallas county, Iowa, for the agreed price of $4,200. The contract provided for a cash payment of $100, a payment of $900 when an approved deed and abstract were deposited in escrow for delivery on March 1, 1909, and the balance of $3,200 on March 1, 1909. The contract was made in November of the year 1908, and at that time a drainage ditch for a district in which the land was situated was in process of construction, but the tax therefor had not been assessed or levied against the land. In December of the year 1908,…
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