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Kiss Valued in Iowa Jury Ruling Sets Car as Payment
In Scott County Iowa a jury ruled that a kiss given by housekeeper Bertha Spangler was worth a Ford car paid by farmer Thomas Brown. The trial chronicled Brown’s offer of the car in exchange for a kiss and the two parties later quarrel over the value and use of the vehicle.
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Scott County
Iowa
Thomas Brown
Bertha Spangler
Brown
Spangler
Spangier
Ems Spangler