Hallowell v. McLaughlin Bros.
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from, Pocahontas District Court.— Hon. W. B. Quarton, Judge. Suit to recover damages for breach of warranty of a stallion. There was a trial to a jury, and, after plaintiffs evidence had been introduced, there was a directed verdict for the defendants, and from a judgment on such verdict the plaintiffs appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtSherwin, J.
In April, 1902, the defendants, a co-partnership, sold and delivered to the six plaintiffs named herein and to four of their neighbors, for the sum of $3,000, a stallion, known in the record as “ Gambetta V.” In their original petition, the plaintiffs alleged that the sale was made by a written contract, a copy of which was attached to the petition, marked Exhibit A, and made a part thereof. The following is a substantial copy of the same so far as material to the questions involved herein: “ Guarantee.— If the above named stallion • does not get sixty per cent, of the producing mares with…
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