Dimond v. Peace River Land & Development Co.
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Boone District Court. — E. M. McCall, Judge. Action to recover the purchase price of certain laud sold by the defendants to the plaintiff, on the ground that the purchase was induced- by fraud. Verdict and judgment for the plaintiff. Defendants appeal. —
1Opinion of the CourtGaynor, J.
— This action is brought to recover from *402defendants the.amount of money paid on a written contract for the purchase of lands. Plaintiff claims to have rescinded on the ground of fraud.
It appears that the defendant the Peace River Land &' Development Company is a corporation organized in this state, and authorized to sell land in Florida; that the defendant E. O. Montgomery is its president; that, on the 27th day of February, 1911, the plaintiff, through her husband, made application to the land company in substantially the following language :
“I hereby contract to take a farm of forty acres…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Davis v. Central Land Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1913
- Chumbley v. CourtneySupreme Court of Iowa · 1917
- Wiley v. Dean Land Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1915
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- Pullan v. StruthersSupreme Court of Iowa · 1926
- Allen v. City of Fort DodgeSupreme Court of Iowa · 1918
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