Legal Opinion
Mitchell v. Hagge
Supreme Court of Iowa
Decided December 16, 1916PublishedCited by 3 opinions
Appeal from, Crawford District Court• — E. G-. Albert, Judge. Suit in equity to cancel a contract between defendant Herman Hagge; and Tbos. Jochimsen, for tbé sale of certain lands now claimed by plaintiff. The trial court denied the relief asked by plaintiff, and he appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtDeemer, J.
Defendant Hagge, a resident of South Dakota, at one time owned the land, in controversy, consisting of 160 acres, in Crawford County, Iowa. This land was in possession of one Mitchell, a tenant of Hagge’s. E. J. Peters-was a banker and real estate agent in the town of West Side, which was not far from the land, and he,' Peters, solicited *928ail agency for the sale of the farm. In response to Peters’ request, Hagge wrote the. following letter-:
“Mitchell, S. Dak., April 13, 1914.
“Mr. E. J. Peters, West Side, Iowa. Dear Sir: Yours of the 11th at hand, and would say in regard to the terms and price…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Sawyer v. BrossartSupreme Court of Iowa · 1885
- Ingold v. SymondsSupreme Court of Iowa · 1904
- Staten v. HammerSupreme Court of Iowa · 1903
- McPike v. SiverSupreme Court of Iowa · 1914
- Reichart v. RomeySupreme Court of Iowa · 1914
3Cited by3 opinions
- Hedges Co. v. ShanahanSupreme Court of Iowa · 1922
- Thomas v. WyckoffSupreme Court of Iowa · 1919
- Mitchell v. MercerDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1958