137 Iowa 750 | Iowa | 1908
In the absence of any argument for appellee, we shall dispose of the case without further discussion of the questions raised than is necessary to indicate our conclusions as to the points which must be determined in disposing of the appeal.
Defendant admits in his answer that on August 4, 1905, he entered into a written agreement with the plaintiff, set out by way of exhibit attached to plaintiff’s- petition, in which defendant agreed to exchange his implement stock, residence property, and a team, harness' and wagon for a fractional forty-acre tract of land belonging to the plaintiff. In this agreement the price of $4,000 was placed upon plaintiff’s land, the defendant’s residence property was valued at $1,000
Eor the error in taking from the jury the question of plaintiff’s right to recover damages for breach of the contract for exchange of property, the judgment of the trial court must be reversed.