Legal Opinion
Newberry v. Barth, Inc.
Supreme Court of Iowa
Decided April 20, 1977No. 2-55098PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
REYNOLDSON, Justice.
Plaintiff Donald E. Newberry sued defendants Barth, Incorporated and Florence Barth for specific performance of a November 7, 1968 contract to sell a large apartment complex. Defendants appeal from a decree ordering them to specifically perform. We reverse and remand.
Barth, Incorporated was organized under the provisions of Chapter 491, The Code, 1950. The apartment complex was its principal asset. It was purchased from Florence Barth and her husband Paul Barth who died July 29, 1968.
Florence Barth had listed this real estate for sale with the Mack Gable Agency on August…
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