Skeels v. Porter
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Linn District Court. — F. O. Ellison, Judge. Action for damages because of deceit alleged to have been practiced by defendants resulted in a judgment against them. They appeal. —
1Opinion of the CourtLadd, C. J.
The plaintiffs owned two lots in Belle Plaine and a lot in Lisbon, and on the 18th day of February, 1910, entered into an agreement with W. J. and Ethel A. Porter, by the terms of which they exchanged said lots to said Porter for the S. W. % of section 6 in township 104 N. of range 65 W. of fifth P. M., Aurora County, S. D., containing 147.35 acres according to the government survey, more or less. Deeds were exchanged accordingly; but subsequently plaintiffs claim to have discovered that the land as above described had no'existence, and in this action for damages allege that, to induce them…
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