Flackler v. Novak
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Linn District Court. — Hon. J. H. Peeston, Judge. Action at law to recover damages alleged to have been caused by malicious prosecution of criminal proceedings instituted by the defendants. There was a trial by jury, and a verdict and judgment in favor of the plaintiff, and against the defendants Anton Novak amd Jacob Pauba. Prom that judgment 'the defendants named appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtRobinson, J.
There is much conflict in the evidence, but the plaintiff claims, and there is evidence which tends to show, that the transactions' out of which *635this action has grown were as follows: In March,. 1892, the plaintiff and the defendant Anton Novak entered into a verbal agreement by which the latter was to purchase of the defendant Jacob Pauba three tracts of land, which contained in' the aggregate about ninety-six acres, situated in Linn' county, of which the plaintiff was to have the east half. An agreement for the purchase of the land was made by Novak with Pauba. The plaintiff paid to Novak…
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