Halferty v. Wilmering - 112 U.S. 713 (1885)

U.S. Supreme Court

Halferty v. Wilmering, 112 U.S. 713 (1884)

Halferty v. Wilmering

Argued December 2, 1884

Decided January 5, 1885

112 U.S. 713

Syllabus

In Iowa, a general denial by a defendant, in an action on a contract, of each and every allegation in a petition which sets forth the contract and avers

Page 112 U. S. 714

that the plaintiff had duly performed all the conditions on his part to be performed admits the performance of a condition precedent in the contract that the plaintiff should deposit a sum of money for his faithful performance thereof.

The facts that make the case are stated in the opinion of the Court.