Bartle v. Curtis
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Buchanan District Oourt. Action at law. Trial before a jury. The court directed ■ the jury to find for the defendant. The plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtServers, J.
The undisputed facts are that in 1875 the plaintiff, being tlie owner of certain real estate, executed to Ransom Bartle a bond, wliieh was duly acknowledged and recorded, whereby the plaintiff agreed to convey said real estate to Ransom Bartle, provided the latter paid a note, due in 1877, which he had executed to the plaintiff. The bond contained a provision in these words: “But should the note, interest and taxes above mentioned not be paid by the time *203they become due, then I (the obligor) have the right to declare this agreement null and void without notice, time being of the essence of…
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