Renshaw v. Dignan
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from BlacJchawTc District Court.— Hon. A. S. Blair, Judge. Action at law to recover the value of certain real estate, which it is claimed defendant agreed to give plaintiff in exchange for other real estate. Defendant denied the allegations of the petition and pleaded performance on his part by the execution of a deed to plaintiff for the real estate in question, which was accepted and retained by'plaintiff and is now held by him.
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Appeal from BlacJchawTc District Court.— Hon. A. S. Blair, Judge. Action at law to recover the value of certain real estate, which it is claimed defendant agreed to give plaintiff in exchange for other real estate. Defendant denied the allegations of the petition and pleaded performance on his part by the execution of a deed to plaintiff for the real estate in question, which was accepted and retained by'plaintiff and is now held by him. Plaintiff in reply denied the acceptance of the deed, and offered to reconvey to defendant any apparent title he might have in the real estate. On these…
1Opinion of the CourtDeemer, J.
I. On October 26, 1899, the parties to this ^controversy entered into a written contract for the exchange of certain properties. For and in consideration of plaintiff’s agreement to convey to defendant all his right, title, and interest in and to 160 acres of land in Sac county, Iowa, valued at $5,490, defendant agreed to convey to plaintiff certain lots in Cook county, TIL, incumbered for $750, valued over and above the mortgage at $800, and the *724balance of the consideration, to-wit, $4,690, was to be paid in cash on or before March 1, 1900, or in cash and notes; the notes to be secured by…
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