Aken v. Clark
Supreme Court of Iowa
'Appeal from Hamilton District Court. — Hon. Robert M. Wright, Judge. Action to recover damages for failure of defendant to perform a written contract for the sale of certain shares of corporate stock belonging to the plaintiff. There was a verdict for the plaintiff, and from the judgment thereon defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtMcClain, J.
Plaintiff alleged in her petition the purchase through defendant, as officer and agent of the La Cruz Plantation Company, of fifteen shares of the capital stock of said company of the par value of $100 per share, and that defendant, as a part of .the transaction, executed and delivered to her the following written statement: “Webster City, Iowa, June 8, 1903. I hereby agree to sell or cause to be sold for Mrs. Aken, fifteen! shares of the stock known as the La Cruz Plantation Company stock, to net her seventy-five cents on the dollar, within one year from date. J. E.' Clark.” She further…
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