Harlan v. Manington
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Polic District Court. — Hon. Lawrence De Graee, Judge. Action to cancel a contract for tbe purchase of certain real estate in Warren county, Iowa, and to recover the sum of $200 paid by plaintiff on said contract. Defendants demurred to the petition, and, their demurrer having been overruled, they elected to stand thereon, and judgment was rendered against them as prayed. They appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtDeemer, J.
Plaintiff and defendants entered into a written contract, whereby the defendants for a stated consideration agreed to convey to plaintiff by warranty deed certain real estate in Warren county, this state. By the terms of the contract, defendants agreed to furnish an abstract showing a fee-simple title to the property in said defendants. As part of the purchase price, plaintiff paid the defendants the sum of $200. It is claimed that defendants had no other than a life estate in said lands, and that the abstract furnished by them showed that they did not have a fee-simple title. Defendants…
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