Johnstone v. Stondall Land & Investment Co.
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the District of North Dakota; Andrew Miller, Judge. Suit in equity by the Stondall Land & Investment Company against John Johnstone and another. Decree for complainant, and defendants appeal.
1Opinion of the Court
PHILLIPS, District Judge.
This is an action Drought by the Stondall Land & Investment Company, a corporation, appellee, against John Johnstone and William Johnstone, appellants, to foreclose a vendor’s lien against 320 acres of land situated in Golden Valley county, N. D., . under a contract for the sale thereof entered into between appellee and Andrew Schmidt in January, 1908. Schmidt paid $1,920 on the purchase price when the contract was executed, and the balance of $3,840, -under the contract, was payable in five equal annual installments, none of which have been paid. At the time this…
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- Cromwell v. County of SacSupreme Court of the United States · 1877
- Mayor of Vicksburg v. HensonSupreme Court of the United States · 1913
- Langley v. Stondall Land & Investment Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1920
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