Legal Opinion

Upton v. Smith

Supreme Court of Iowa

Decided February 8, 1918PublishedCited by 8 opinions

Appeal from Henry District Court — James D. Smyth and Oscar Hale, Judges. Suit for specific performance of a contract of purchase resulted in the dismissal oí the petition. The plaintiff appeals.

1Opinion of the CourtLadd, J.

1. Specific Performance defective abstract of good title as defense. The parties hereto entered into a written agreement, September 9, 1914, by the terms of which defendant undertook to purchase “Blocks 3 and 4 of College 2d Addition to the city of Mt. Pleasant, together with the alley running east and west through said blocks, and the west half of the 60-foot street running north and south between the south half of said Block 3 and the south half of said Blqck 2 of said addition, for the price and sum of $2,600. Said Upton is to furnish an abstract of title.to said premises, showing good…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Fagan v. HookSupreme Court of Iowa · 1905

3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Creel v. HammansSupreme Court of Iowa · 1944
  2. Kurtz v. GramenzSupreme Court of Iowa · 1924
  3. Cappel v. PottsSupreme Court of Iowa · 1921
  4. Hardin v. Union Mutual Life InsuranceSupreme Court of Iowa · 1937
  5. Siedel v. SniderSupreme Court of Iowa · 1950

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