McDowell v. Caldwell
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Dickinson District Court. — Hon. W. B. Quad- ■ ton, Judge. Suit in equity for the specific performance of a contract for the sale of real estate. The trial court denied the relief asked, but rendered judglnent against defendant for tbe sum of $500; that being the sum named in the contract which either party should forfeit in case of failure to perform. Defendant appeals. —
1Opinion of the Court
Deemer, J. —
1 The ^making of a contract whereby defendant undertook to convey to plaintiff 240 acres of laird in Dickinson county, Iowa, in exchange for a stock of merchandise in the town of Allender, Osceola county, owned by plaintiff, is admitted; but defendant contends that the contract was procured by fraud and misrepresentation, in this: that plaintiff falsely and fraudulently represented: “First,that said stock of goods was a clean, good stock of goods; second, that said stock would readily sell for ninety cents on the dollar; third, that said stock was then worth ninety cents on the…
2Cases cited4 opinions
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- Hale v. PhilbrickSupreme Court of Iowa · 1875
- Gardner v. TrenarySupreme Court of Iowa · 1885
- Nixon & Co. v. CarsonSupreme Court of Iowa · 1874
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