Stevens v. Taylor
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Shelby Circuit Court. The plaintiff leased to tbe defendant certain land from March, 1880, to March, 1881, on which the defendant planted and cultivated a crop Of corn. The rent reserved was to be two-iiftbs of the corn, delivered by the defendant in cribs on .tlie premises. This action was brought by plaintiff to recover ‘the value of the rent reserved, and lie alleges that the defendant failed to deliver the same as he was bound to do by bis contract.
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Appeal from Shelby Circuit Court. The plaintiff leased to tbe defendant certain land from March, 1880, to March, 1881, on which the defendant planted and cultivated a crop Of corn. The rent reserved was to be two-iiftbs of the corn, delivered by the defendant in cribs on .tlie premises. This action was brought by plaintiff to recover ‘the value of the rent reserved, and lie alleges that the defendant failed to deliver the same as he was bound to do by bis contract. Tlie defendant admits the contract was made as claimed by tlie plaintiff, but alleges that after tbe corn was raised, and about…
1Opinion of the CourtEothrook, J.
1. LEASE: parol change: evidence to sustain the verdict. I. It is claimed that the verdict is not sustained by the evidence. We think otherwise. The jury may fairly have found under the evidence that the plaintiff and the defendant entered intoaverbal agreement, by which the plaintiff undertook to harvest his share of the crop and the defendant agreed to pay him 2¿ cents a bushel for doing so. We need not discuss the testimony as given by the witnesses.
2. PRACTICE: exception must be specific. II. The appellant contends that the court erred in its instructions to the jury, by failing to state…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Hale & Bro. v. GibbsSupreme Court of Iowa · 1876
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- Clark v. ReinigerSupreme Court of Iowa · 1885
- Ludwig v. BlackshereSupreme Court of Iowa · 1897