Ottoway v. Milroy
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Delaware District Court. — Hon. Franklin C. Platt, Judge. Action to recover- damages for the abuse and ill treatment of the plaintiff’s ward, and for the value of her services. Trial to a jury, and verdict and judgment for the plaintiff. The defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtSherwin, J.
The petition is in several counts. It-alleges: That on or about the 1st day of April, 1900, Pearl I. Loop, then about eleven years old, went to live in the defendant’s family under an oral contract between Fred A. Loop, her father, and the defendant. That by the terms of said contract the defendant was to clothe, care for, and educate said Pearl I. Loop until she became eighteen years of age. That the defendant failed and neglected to comply with, the terms of the contract. That he required Pearl I. Loop to wear “old,- cast-off, dirty, unsightly and insufficient clothing in ,cold weather,…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Swanson v. AllenSupreme Court of Iowa · 1899
- Canfield ex rel. Canfield v. Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1909
- Welch v. Union Central Life InsuranceSupreme Court of Iowa · 1902
- Gooden ex rel. Gooden v. RaylSupreme Court of Iowa · 1892
- Nelson v. JohansenNebraska Supreme Court · 1885
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- Rosky v. SchmitzWashington Supreme Court · 1920
- Van Emmerik v. MonsSupreme Court of Iowa · 1958