Garland v. Branstad

NEUMAN, Justice.

This is an appeal from the district court’s dismissal of an equitable action to enforce a promissory note and foreclose the real estate mortgage that secures it. We transferred the case to the court of appeals. That court, in a split decision, decided the district court improperly considered evidence . of an alleged oral contract that modified the note’s interest repayment provisions in exchange for commercial property management duties assumed by the promisee. We granted the defendant’s petition for further review and now vacate the court of appeals decision and affirm the…