Legal Opinion

Humphrey v. Darlington

Supreme Court of Iowa

Decided October 14, 1863PublishedCited by 2 opinions

Appeal from Muscatine District Court. The material facts are stated in the opinion of the Court.

1Opinion of the CourtLowe, J.

An equitable action to vacate and set aside a former decree of tbe .Court on tbe alleged ground of Laud.

Rightly to dispose of and make intelligible the points made and discussed, a detailed statement of the pleadings and evidence is not demanded. In January, 1846, the defendant Darlington filed his bill in equity for the specific performance of a contract under which the plaintiff Humphrey had agreed to convey to him a certain tract of land, as alleged, for work done and material supplied in the building of a barn. This suit remained upon the calender of the Court until November, 1851, when a…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Johnson v. LyonSupreme Court of Iowa · 1862

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Purczell v. SmidtSupreme Court of Iowa · 1866
  2. Whitcomb v. CollierSupreme Court of Iowa · 1907

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