Goodpaster v. Porter
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Pollc District Court. The foundation of this action is the following instrument in writing: “In consideration of a sale this day made by Henry Courtney to Levi Goodpaster, of the following described property, viz: (describing a section of land as being in E. 84, T. 28) for which the said Goodpaster has paid the said Henry Courtney the sum of two thousand dollars; Now we, the undersigned, in order to induce the said Levi Goodpaster to purchase the above described…
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Appeal from Pollc District Court. The foundation of this action is the following instrument in writing: “In consideration of a sale this day made by Henry Courtney to Levi Goodpaster, of the following described property, viz: (describing a section of land as being in E. 84, T. 28) for which the said Goodpaster has paid the said Henry Courtney the sum of two thousand dollars; Now we, the undersigned, in order to induce the said Levi Goodpaster to purchase the above described property, do hereby guarantee to said Goodpaster or his assigns that said property will be worth twenty-eight hundred…
1Opinion of the Court
"Wright, J.
While it appears that the parties submit-; ted the cause to the court, there is nothing to show that defendants, or either of them, ever answered; or that there' were any pleadings in the cause subsequent to the demurrer of Porter, of the 14th of March, 1859. We infer from what is contained in the motion for a new trial, that' an issue of-fact was made up and that testimony was introduced. But what this issue was, or what testimony was introduced, we have no means of knowing. Much that is said, therefore,, in the argument of counsel for appellant, finds no support in the record and…
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