Bentley & Olmstead v. Snyder & Son
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Fremont District Court. — Hon. Walter I. Smith, Judge. Action at law, to recover from Snyder & Son and J. H. Snyder and L. F. Snyder, the amount of a certain promissory note, executed by them to plaintiffs, on or about July 10, 1894.- In a second count of the petition the plaintiffs alleged, that the other defendants, in consideration of having received a stock of goods from Snyder & Son, promised and agreed to pay the note; and in a still further and third count…
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Appeal from Fremont District Court. — Hon. Walter I. Smith, Judge. Action at law, to recover from Snyder & Son and J. H. Snyder and L. F. Snyder, the amount of a certain promissory note, executed by them to plaintiffs, on or about July 10, 1894.- In a second count of the petition the plaintiffs alleged, that the other defendants, in consideration of having received a stock of goods from Snyder & Son, promised and agreed to pay the note; and in a still further and third count of their petition they alleged, in substance, that Snyder & Son were agents and factors for the other defendants,…
1Opinion of the CourtDeemer, J.
1 *42 *3Giles Cowles died, owning a certain stock of merchandise in the town of Riverton, Fremont county, Iowa. The defendant Joseph Samuels was appointed his executor, and as such, with the approval of the district court of Fremont county, he entered into the following contract with J. H. Snyder, L. F. Snyder, and J. E. Eubank: “This agreement witnesseth that Joe Samuels, administrator of Giles Cowles’ estate, has sold or assigned *4on commission all the merchandise in building on lot No. 825, Riverton, Iowa, that belongs to Giles Cowles’ estate, to J. H. and L. F. Snyder and J. E. Eubank. And this…
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