Legal Opinion

Johnson v. Siedel

Supreme Court of Iowa

Decided October 28, 1916PublishedCited by 12 opinions

Appeal frmn Madison District Court. — W. H. Fahey, Judge. This is an action on a note, given by defendants Siedel for the second installment of rent for the year from March 1, 1913, to March 1, 1914. Plaintiff had possession of the farm land by virtue of a contract entered into by and between plaintiff and one John Joeckel. Plaintiff did not comply with the terms of that contract,' and failed to make payment due on July 1, 1913, and subsequent payments.

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Appeal frmn Madison District Court. — W. H. Fahey, Judge. This is an action on a note, given by defendants Siedel for the second installment of rent for the year from March 1, 1913, to March 1, 1914. Plaintiff had possession of the farm land by virtue of a contract entered into by and between plaintiff and one John Joeckel. Plaintiff did not comply with the terms of that contract,' and failed to make payment due on July 1, 1913, and subsequent payments. On December 4, 1913, a notice of cancellation and forfeiture of the contract was served .upon plaintiff, to take effect January 4, 1914. On…

1Opinion of the CourtPreston, J.

*245Vendor and purchaser : remedies of vendor: forfeiture of contract : subsequently accruing rent: towhom due *244In January, 1913, the intervener, John Joeckel, being the owner of a farm of 205 acres in Madison *245County, entered into a contract to sell the same to> plaintiff for $15,375; $500 was to be paid down; $775 was to be paid July 1, 1913; $1,000, January 1, 1914; and other payments, each six months thereafter, until $4,275 was paid. Possession was to be given to plaintiff Johnson March 1, 1913.' Time was made the essence of the contract. And it was further provided that a failure to make any…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Van Wagner v. NostrandSupreme Court of Iowa · 1865
  2. Knapp v. IsenbergerSupreme Court of Iowa · 1877
  3. Nearing v. CoopNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1897
  4. Toerring v. LampSupreme Court of Iowa · 1889
  5. American Investment Co. v. FarrarSupreme Court of Iowa · 1893

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3Cited by12 opinions

  1. Clark v. StrohbeenSupreme Court of Iowa · 1921
  2. Beacom v. DaleyNebraska Supreme Court · 1957
  3. Sandage Real Estate, Inc. v. Liebe (In Re Liebe)United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Iowa · 1984
  4. First Trust Joint Stock Land Bank v. OgleSupreme Court of Iowa · 1928
  5. Ganzer v. PfabSupreme Court of Iowa · 1985

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