Legal Opinion
Western Publishing House v. District Township of Rock
Supreme Court of Iowa
Decided December 16, 1891PublishedCited by 5 opinions
Appeal from Cherokee District Court. — Hon. C. H. Lewis, Judge. Action upon a contract for the purchase of eight copies of a hook called “Yaggy’s Anatomical Study.” A demurrer to the petition was sustained, and judgment rendered thereon. The plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtBeck, C. J.
I. As the only question in the case involves the sufficiency of the petition to support the action it is necessary for a correct presentation of the facts pleaded to fully set out the parts of the petition stating the cause of the action. They make the following allegations:
*102“That on the fifth day of July, 1888, Levi. Forsyth, Jacob Heller, John White, John Peters and Horace Cook were members of the board of directors of the defendant; that on said date the said members executed to the plaintiff a certain written contract or order for eight sets of Yaggy’s Anatomical Study, published by the…
2Cited by5 opinions
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