137 Iowa 267 | Iowa | 1908
Two actions were consolidated and tried as one in the court below. Suit was brought by Daniel May against G. A. Hantz to recover $200 paid to said Hantz as a part of the purchase price of the land involved herein; and on the same day- Hantz brought an action for the specific performance of the contract for the sale of the land. There is no disagreement as to the terms of the contract. It was in writing, and the plaintiff agreed therein to convey to Daniel May the land in question, which was therein described as follows: “ All of the west half of the southwest quarter of section twenty-six, township seventy-six, range twenty-four, west of the 5th P. M. Iowa, lying north of the public highway running east and west through said lands.” Hantz was to furnish an abstract of title to said land showing good title of record and a sufficient deed thereto on or before March 1, 1907.
The controversy here is over the sufficiency of the abstract; and it involves only two questions. The land was entered by Amos Barker, and subsequently became the property of Wm. Hobbs, who was at the time of his purchase
The judgment of the district court is right; and it is affirmed.