Humphrey v. Darlington
Supreme Court of Iowa
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
- Johnson v. LyonSupreme Court of Iowa · 1862
3Cited by2 opinions
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