Kubli v. First National Bank
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Marion District Court.- — H. S. Dugan, Judge. Action at law, to recover from defendant a sum of money alleged to have been paid to or deposited with defendant for the purchase of Liberty Bonds, or to recover the value of the bonds which defendant undertook to purchase on plaintiff’s account. The material facts are stated in the opinion.
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Appeal from Marion District Court.- — H. S. Dugan, Judge. Action at law, to recover from defendant a sum of money alleged to have been paid to or deposited with defendant for the purchase of Liberty Bonds, or to recover the value of the bonds which defendant undertook to purchase on plaintiff’s account. The material facts are stated in the opinion. There was a trial to a jury, at the close of which verdict was directed and judgment entered in favor of defendant, and plaintiff appeals. —
1Opinion of the CourtWeaver, J.
— The petition states that, in the years 1918 and 1919, plaintiff subscribed and paid to the defendant bank the sum of $1,711.25 for Liberty Bonds of the United States of the face value of $1,700. It is further alleged that since said payment or deposit plaintiff has demanded from defendant a delivery of the bonds so subscribed' for, or a return of the money paid for that purpose; but that defendant has failed and neglected to comply with said demand, asserting that it did in fact purchase the bonds and hold them for plaintiff, but that the same have been lost or stolen. It is further alleged…
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- Preston v. PratherSupreme Court of the United States · 1891
- Boyden v. President of the BankSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1871
- Funkhouser v. WagnerIllinois Supreme Court · 1871
- Rubin v. HuhnMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1918
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