Grinnell Overland Co. v. Merchants National Bank
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Grinnell Superior Court. — J. H. P. Robison, Judge. Aotion. to recover $600 with interest. Defendants denied the jurisdiction of the state court, and entered plea of former adjudication. Petition was dismissed by the trial court, and judgment entered against plaintiff for costs. Plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtDe Grape, J.
On motion of the defendants, the trial court entered judgment on the pleadings. Briefly stated, the facts are these: On February 28, 1918, the Grinnell Overland Company obtained judgment in the Grinnell superior court against one Thos. L. Mintle, on two promissory notes. This suit was aided by attachment of an automobile for which the notes had been given at the time of sale. Special execution issued on the 15th day of March, 1918, and the city marshal, by virtue of the execution, proceeded to advertise and sell the automobile. On April 18, 1918, Thos. L. Mintle, upon voluntary petition in…
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