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MYERS v. SMITH

No. 55651.

208 N.W.2d 919 (1973)

Bill H. MYERS, Appellant. v. Dennis M. SMITH and Karen Sue Smith, husband and wife, Appellees.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

July 3, 1973.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Newport, Newport & Wine, Davenport, for appellant.

Havercamp & Havercamp and Betty, Neuman, McMahon, Hellstrom & Bittner, Davenport, for appellees.

Heard before MOORE, C. J., and MASON, REES, REYNOLDSON and HARRIS, JJ.

REYNOLDSON, Justice.

The fighting issue in this case is whether the equitable "clean hands" doctrine should control plaintiff's action for specific performance of an oral contract with defendant Dennis M. Smith (hereinafter defendant). Trial court applied the doctrine to deny plaintiff affirmative relief. Upon his appeal, we affirm.

About May 1, 1967, plaintiff and defendant orally contracted to incorporate under...

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