Wiley v. Hellen

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Burch, J.:

Wiley and Knight agreed to exchange farms upon certain terms. Wiley’s farm lies in Iowa, ■and that of Knight in Lyon county, Kansas. Knight went to Iowa to see the Wiley land, and the contract was signed there. Knight signed personally, and Wiley by an agent authorized to do so, but not in writing. The contract provided that each party was to furnish ■an abstract of title to his land showing merchantable title, and that the trade should be consummated on or before April 1, 1908, at the Emporia State Bank in Emporia. Wiley agreed to convey by…