Legal Opinion

Martin v. Orndorff

Supreme Court of Iowa

Decided April 7, 1866PublishedCited by 1 opinion

Appeal from, Des Moines District Court. The facts are sufficiently stated in the opinion.

1Opinion of the CourtCole, J.

i. new verdict • evidence. The plaintiff made a contract in writing with the defendant to sell at an agreed price, and deliver at a fixed time, to defendant, ninety-six head of steers. At the.time fixed for delivery, the defendant, havjng resold the steers or assigned his contract to another, in behalf of that other, requested the plaintiff 'to postpone the day of delivery for three or four weeks, which was agreed to. At that time, defendant paid plaintiff the major part of the price for the steers by drawing or indorsing a draft upon the repurchaser, which was paid by him.

On the day fixed…

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  1. Martin v. OrndorffSupreme Court of Iowa · 1867

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