Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway Co. v. Cox
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from, Webster District Court. — Hon. S. M. Weaver, Judge. Action for the specific performance of a contract. There was a decree granting the relief prayed for by plaintiff. Defendants appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtBeck, J.
1. Contact : to specific per-d: fndSte: description. — I. The contract which the plaintiff prays may be specifically performed by defendants is in tlie following language : “In consideration °f the location and maintenance of a depot within ten rods of the south line of east pa}f 0f northeast quarter of section 16, township 87, range 28, Webster county, Iowa, and the building and maintenance of the usual depot buildings at said point, and the running of trains to and from the same before November 1, 1881, by the Minneapolis & St. Louis Railroad Company, we agree to convey to said railroad…
2Cases cited2 opinions
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