168 Iowa 507 | Iowa | 1915
On January 31, 1913, the plaintiff filed the following petition:
“That on the 28th day of January, 1911, the defendants were the owners in fee simple of the following described real estate situated in Buchanan County, Iowa, to wit: The Northeast quarter (%) of the Northeast quarter (%) of Section three (3) Township eighty-nine (89), North, Range nine (9) west of the Fifth P. M.
“That on or about the 28th day of January, 1911, the said defendants listed said real estate for sale with the real estate firm of Smith Brothers in the City of Oelwein in Fayette County, Iowa, for sale.
“That at the time the said defendants listed said real estate for sale with the said firm of Smith Bros., as above stated, they represented to the said firm of Smith Bros, that said tract of land above described contained forty-seven and ninety-five one hundredths acres.
“That the said firm of Smith Bros, while acting as the agents of said defendants priced the above described tract of land at the sum of one hundred and fifteen ($115.00) per acre to plaintiff, and that thereafter during the said year, 1911, took this plaintiff to see said land and view the same, and that at this time the said defendants represented to this plaintiff that there were forty-seven and ninety-five one-hundredths acres of land in said tract contained.
“And that thereafter during the year 1911, this plaintiff entered into a written contract with the defendants, whereby and wherein plaintiff contracted to take said above described land of and from the defendants for the sum of one hundred and fifteen dollars per acre, which contract was in writing, but plaintiff is unable to attach a copy of the same to this petition for the reason that she has lost the same.
“That on or about the 11th day of December, 1911, the plaintiff relying upon the representations made by the defendants, that there was forty-seven and ninety-five one hun
‘ ‘ That said tract of land did not contain forty-seven and ninety-five one hundredths acres of land, the number of acres of land which defendants represented to plaintiff that it did contain, and which number of acres defendants did sell to this plaintiff at the agreed price of one hundred and fifteen dollars per acre, and for which they received payment therefor from this plaintiff; but only contained thirty-nine and twenty-three one hundredths aeres and no more, being thereby eight and seventy-two one hundredths acres short the number of acres which the said defendants represented to plaintiff that it did contain, and for which- plaintiff has paid to* the defendants the sum of one thousand and two dollars and eighty cents, in excess of what she would have paid had she known the true number of acres in said tract contained.
“That by reason of the misrepresentation made by said defendants to plaintiff as to the number of acres which said tract contained, the said defendants have Obtained from this plaintiff the sum of one thousand two dollars and eighty cents, which they were not entitled to, and which should be repaid to this plaintiff, which sum is*now due and owing this plaintiff, together with six per cent interest thereon from the 11th day of December, 1911.
“Wherefore plaintiff demands judgment against the defendants for the sum of one thousand and two dollars and eighty cents, with interest at the rate of six per cent per annum from the 11th day of December, 1911, together with costs of suit, and for such other and further relief as may be just and equitable in the premises. ’ ’
Thereafter, the defendants* appeared by their attorneys,
The case is reversed and remanded, with instructions to sustain the motion and transfer the case to the law side of the calendar for trial. — Reversed.