Hayes v. Kerns

REYNOLDSON, Chief Justice.

Plaintiff Steven H. Hayes filed this action in Hancock County, seeking various legal and equitable remedies after his purchase of an interest in a John Deere dealership in Britt, Iowa. The seller, defendant M.E. Kerns, counterclaimed for the balance of the purchase price note, and Hayes responded with several affirmative defenses. Trial court gave only partial relief to each party. Kerns has appealed, and Hayes has cross-appealed.

We dismiss the appeal in part and reverse the district court judgments and decrees in part.

Trial testimony disclosed that in the summer of…