McCane v. Wokoun
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Linn District Court. — Milo P. Smith, Judge. Action in equity to enforce specific performance of the defendants’ contract to purchase land owned by the plaintiff. There was a decree in favor of the defendants, and plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtWeaver, C. J.
1' fightfo reiy Many of the material facts in the case are not the subject of dispute. The plaintiff was the owner of a farm lying on or near the Wapsipinicon River, in Linn County. The defendant Louis Wokoun was an<l is the cashier of a. bank at Cedar Rapids, Iowa. From or through this bank, in August, 1917, plaintiff obtained a loan of $8,000, secured by mortgage on the farm. In negotiating the loan, the bank, by its committee, consisting of the cashier, Wokoun, and two other persons, visited and personally examined the farm, and, as they were satisfied with the security, the loan was made.…
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