Wyllis v. Haun
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from, ClA/nton Circuit Court. Edwin IL Scranton, of Brooklyn, New York, was the owner of 120 acres of land in Marshall county, in this State, which he sold to one Ambreclit. The sale was effected through James A. Bartlett, a real estate agent residing at State Center, in Marshall county. The deed conveying the land from Scranton to Ambreclit was sent by Scranton to Bartlett by mail.
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Appeal from, ClA/nton Circuit Court. Edwin IL Scranton, of Brooklyn, New York, was the owner of 120 acres of land in Marshall county, in this State, which he sold to one Ambreclit. The sale was effected through James A. Bartlett, a real estate agent residing at State Center, in Marshall county. The deed conveying the land from Scranton to Ambreclit was sent by Scranton to Bartlett by mail. Bartlett delivered the deed to Ambreclit,' and took from him two promissory notes amounting in the aggregate to $150, the same being for part of the purchase money. The notes were made payable to the order…
1Opinion of the CourtBothrock, J.
1. AqKNowüforged insmi•of officer for cale. I. The action was brought under Sec. 1961 of the Cpde, which provides that: “Any officer, who knowingly misstates a material fact in either of the certificates above contemplated, shall be liable for. all damages caused thereby, and may be indicted, and fined any sum not exceeding the value of the, property conveyed, or otherwise affected by the instrument on which such certificate is indorsed.”
The certificates referred to in this section are certificates of acknowledgments to deeds, conveyances; or other instruments in writing by which real estate…
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