Kneeland v. Cowperthwaite
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Mills District Court.— Hon. A. B. Thoenell, Judge. Action in equity to enforce tbe specific performance of a land contract. There was a judgment for the defendants, from which the plaintiff appeals.—
1Opinion of the CourtSherwin, J.
In 1905 the plaintiff bought the property in question of the defendant Mrs. W. H. Cowperthwaite for $1,500, $100 of which was paid to Mrs. Cowperthwaite in cash and the balance was to be paid when the plaintiff was given possession of the property. In 1903 Mrs. Cowperthwaite, who was then a widow, executed a deed of the same property making her codefendants, who are her chil*194dren, the grantees therein. That deed in terms conveyed a present estate, contained a warranty of title, and reserved to the grantor a life interest in the property. After its execution, it was left with the grantor’s…
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