Allan v. Bemis
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from, Pollc District Court. — HoN. S. F. Peouty, Judge. ' DeeeNdaNt is the* owner of a farm situated in Polk county, consisting of two hundred and twenty acres.
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Appeal from, Pollc District Court. — HoN. S. F. Peouty, Judge. ' DeeeNdaNt is the* owner of a farm situated in Polk county, consisting of two hundred and twenty acres. It is admitted that on March 1, 1899, plaintiff entered into the possession and occupancy of said farm as a tenant under a written contract of lease with defendant, the term beginning on said day, and to end on March 1, 1900. Plain tiff alleges that in August, 1899, an oral agreement was entered into between himself and defendant, whereby he agreed to purchase and defendant agreed to sell said farm at the agreed price of $56…
1Opinion of the Court
Bishop, O. J.
On the trial plaintiff was permitted to testify that in August, 1899,’a conversation was had between himself and defendant relative to a purchase and sale of the farm in question. He says that the conversation arose by his calling attention to some repairs and improvements which he says defendant had promised to make, and for which he was asking, whereupon defendant suggested that he (plaintiff) might buy the farm, and make his own improvements. Continuing, plaintiff says he then .offered to buy the farm at $56 per acre, and was told by defendant that he could have it at that…
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