Laird v. Cole
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from- layior District Court. — Hon. R.. L. PARRISH, Judge. This action was brought by Oole against Laird to re. cover the purchase price of two windmills. The trial court directed a verdict for plaintiff, and defendant appealed. In.presenting the case to this court he reversed the names used in the title, contrary to the statute and to our rules, and has thus introduced confusion into a record, which, without this mistake, is not clear.
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Appeal from- layior District Court. — Hon. R.. L. PARRISH, Judge. This action was brought by Oole against Laird to re. cover the purchase price of two windmills. The trial court directed a verdict for plaintiff, and defendant appealed. In.presenting the case to this court he reversed the names used in the title, contrary to the statute and to our rules, and has thus introduced confusion into a record, which, without this mistake, is not clear. The case should be entitled Col§ v. Laird, Appellant, and it will so appear in the reports.
1Opinion of the CourtDeemer, J.
The record is in a very confused state, and we have had some difficulty-in arriving at the exact points for decision. The action is to recover the purchase price of two windmills, with tanks and fixtures, alleged to have been sold to defendant, Laird. After admitting that plaintiff was and is engaged in the hardware business at the town of Gravity, defendant interposed a general denial of the allegations of the petition. In a distinct division he pleaded rescission of the contract, and in another, what, as we understand, amounts to a plea of failure of consideration. He also pleaded a…
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