Mathews v. Nash
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Pottaivattamie District Court. — Hon. E. B. Woodruee, Judge. Suit in equity to set aside a land contract. 'Judgment for tbe plaintiff. The defendants appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtSherwin, C. J.
In July, 1907, Viola S. Mathews, the plaintiff’s ward, entered into a written contract with the defendant, ■ Bert E. Nash, by the terms of which she agreed to purchase of Nash three hundred and twenty acres of land situated in Dallam county, Texas, and to pay therefor the sum of $4,800. She paid $700 in cash when she executed the contract and gave her notes for the remainder of the agreed purchase price. Mrs. Mathews afterwards paid several of the notes she had thus given. In January, 1909, the district court found that Mrs. Mathews was of unsound mind and appointed the plaintiff, who is her…
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