Supreme Court of Iowa December 5, 1884 (Pennybacker v. Leary)

Beck, J.

I. The petition alleges that the parties entered into a parol contract of partnership for the purchase and sale of certain tracts of land, containing together 400 acres; that, in pursuance of this contract, the lands were purchased, and the title conveyed to defendant, and that thereby they each became the owner of an undivided one-half thereof.