Quaker Oats Co. v. Kidman
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Buena Yista District Court. — James DeLand, Judge. Action for damages resulting from the alleged breach of an oral contract for the sale of corn. By direction of the court, the jury returned a verdict in favor of defendant, and plaintiff appeals from a judgment thereon for costs —
1Per curiam
Frauds, Statute of : oral testimony of vendor to prove contract. I. The defendant Hartung leased certain premises from his codefendant for the year 1916 by written lease,' agreeing to pay as rental two fifths of the crop grown. In the fall, he gathered about 1,500 bushels of corn from said premises, and placed the same in a crib thereon, without division. Plaintiff alleged in its petition that, on or about January 18, 1917, defendant Hartung orally sold the corn, in pursuance of an agreement and arrangement between said defendants, au*907thorizing such sale. Only 810 bushels oí the com, for which…
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- Auter v. MillerSupreme Court of Iowa · 1865
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