Churchill v. Briggs

— The plaintiff, W. H. Churchill, lived at Gravity, in Taylor County, was engaged in buying and selling horses, and had bought from and sold to one L. A. NaLean of Corning, Iowa. On October 17, 1936, he attended a horse sale in, Des Moines and while there met NaLean. While some mules were being sold at the sale, NaLean said he would like to have a pair of mules, and Churchill replied that he knew where he could buy a much better pair of mules than the team which was on sale. Churchill and NaLean left Des Moines after the sale was over and proceeded toward Corning, where Churchill had left his…