Swanson v. Baldwin

This is a sequel to Swanson v. Baldwin, 249 Iowa 19, 85 N.W.2d 576, which states the basic facts of the controversy. Our decision there is of course the law of the case here and is not questioned.

Plaintiff-vendor, a referee in partition, brought suit for specific performance of a land sale contract to compel defendant-purchaser to pay the rest of the purchase price for certain farm land. Defendant pleaded a counterclaim for damages arising out of a deficiency in acreage and, as alleged, apparently in quality of the land plaintiff is able to convey, due to a mistake in setting out the stakes…