Vorthmann v. Great Lakes Pipe Line Co.

William A. Vorthmann and Lydia F. Vorthmann were each the owners of separate farms located in Pottawattamie county, Iowa.

The Great Lakes Pipe Line Company desiring to secure a right of way across the premises owned by the Vorthmanns entered into a separate written agreement with William A. Vorthmann which is identified in the record as plaintiffs’ Exhibit 1, and with Lydia F. Vorthmann, which written agreement is identified as plaintiffs’ Exhibit 3. These contracts are identical in every particular except that they cover different pieces of real estate. Simultaneously with the execution of…