Smith v. Packard & Co.
Supreme Court of Iowa
■Appeal from Polh District Court. — How. Hugh Brennan, Judge. Action for damages for alleged false representations in tbe sale of a. relinquishment of a homestead entry in South Dakota.. There was a trial to a jury, and a verdict for the defendants. From a judgment entered thereon, the plaintiff has appealed.
1Opinion of the CourtEvans, J.
The plaintiff is a resident of Des Moines. The defendant is a partnership consisting of two or more *3persons. The representations complained of were participated in by more than one person. We shall therefore refer to the defendant in the plural number.
The defendants were engaged in the real estate business in South Dakota. On of the partners .lived in Des Moines. In 1907 the plaintiff was desirous of ■ locating a homestead in South Dakota, and desired to purchase a relinquishment from some occupant of a suitable quarter section for that purpose. He purchased such relinquishment through the…
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