Cedar Falls & Minnesota R. R. v. Rich
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Floyd Cvrouit Court. Action upon an instrument in tbe following words: “ $100. Charles City, Iowa, September 6, 1866. “ Tbe undersigned being interested in property in tbe Cedar Yalley, wbicb it is believed will be benefited by tbe extension of the Cedar Falls and Minnesota Railroad to Charles City, in Floyd county, Iowa, for the purpose of inducing said company to extend their road, as aforesaid, promises to pay to the said Cedar Falls and Minnesota Railroad…
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Appeal from Floyd Cvrouit Court. Action upon an instrument in tbe following words: “ $100. Charles City, Iowa, September 6, 1866. “ Tbe undersigned being interested in property in tbe Cedar Yalley, wbicb it is believed will be benefited by tbe extension of the Cedar Falls and Minnesota Railroad to Charles City, in Floyd county, Iowa, for the purpose of inducing said company to extend their road, as aforesaid, promises to pay to the said Cedar Falls and Minnesota Railroad Company, or bearer, $100, as soon as the said company shall locate and build a suitable depot, and shall complete and open…
1Opinion of the CourtBeck, J.
1. Contract: substantial compliance: railroad subscription. — I. The main question presented in the argument of c.ounsel relates to the sufficiency of the evidence to support the verdict. No' other question is 1. _ . discussed. lhe evidence was bnei and the disputed points are such as involve the question of the distance of the depot built by plaintiff, and its railroad at that point, from the post-office. By measurement upon a direct line, the distance from the post-office to the depot was found to be less than one mile, by the difference of a few feet. The whole of' the depot building and…
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