Smith v. Trustees of the Iowa Agricultural College
Smith v. Trustees of the Iowa Agricultural College
Opinion of the Court
In accordance with an act of the legislature— chapter 11, acts of the 11th general assembly— the trustees of the agricultural college leased a tract of college land to plaintiff, with the privilege to plaintiff of purchasing the land at a stipulated price at
Plaintiff, after forfeiture and sale, tenders the rent or interest in arrears, and asks that the lease and sale to Connor be set aside.
The only question that can be raised in this ease is the power of the legislature to authorize a contract as above stated. The land belonged to the State, and the legislature could fix and enforce the terms and conditions of a lease or sale.
Affirmed.
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