Hoppes v. Baie
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Marshall District Court. — Hon. B. P. Birdsald, Judge. Action in equity to recover an amount alleged to be -due for drilling and casing a well, and for the foreclosure of a mechanic’s lien therefor. There was. a hearing on the merit®, and a decree for the plaintiff. The defendant appeals. —
1Opinion of the CourtRobinson, J.
— On tlie twenty-seventh day of June, 1895, the parties to this action entered into an agreement the terms of which were expressed in a writing signed by the plaintiff, and a copy of which is as follows: “This agreement, made and entered- into this twenty-seventh day of June, 1895, by and- between E. G-. Hoppes, of State Center, Iowa, and Andrew Ba-ie, witnesseth: That said E. G. Hoppes ha® this day agreed to drill a well for said Baie on the farm occupied by Albert Baie, southeast of State Center, and furnish and place therein five (5) inch inserted joint iron casing, as far as possible, and…
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