Abrams v. Sinn
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Story District Court. — E. M. McCall, Judge. Action in equity, to rescind contract for sale of land. Cross-petition for specific performance. Decree for defendants, and plaintiff appeals. —
1Opinion of the CourtWeaver, J.
— I. On July 10, 1919, the plaintiff and wife entered into a written contract with the defendant E. A. Sinn, by the terms of which plaintiff undertook to sell to said defendant a certain farm in Story County, Iowa, for the sum of $53,600, to be paid as follows: $1,500 on the execution of the writing, $25,100 on March 1, 1920, and the further sum of $27,000 in 10 years from March 1, 1920, with annual interest at 5 per cent, secured by mortgage on the property. Conveyance was to be made March 1, 1920. Later, on July 19, 1920, plaintiff, claiming to have been defrauded in the transaction, served…
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