Hostetler v. Eddy
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Blade Haivlc District Court. — Hon. E. C. Platt, Judge. Action at law to recover damages for failure to couvey real estate pursuant to a contract alleged. The facts are stated in the opinion. There was a jury trial, and verdict and judgment in favor of plaintiff. The defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtBishop, J.
The defendant now owns, and for more than thirty years has owned, contiguous lots 2 and 3 in block *4022 in the city of Waterloo. In July, 1891, defendant leased, by writing, for a stipulated rental, the northwest sixty-five feet of the northeast ninety feet of said lots to plaintiff, “ to be used for the purpose of erecting a store building, . . for the period of'six years . . . ending on the 8th day of July, 1903.” Among the further provisions of the lease appear the following:
It is also agreed by the parties hereto that said Hostetler shall have the option to purchase of said Eddy the property…
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