First National Bank v. Hurford & Brother
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Montgomery Circuit Court. Friday, August 7. This action was commenced originally in the circuit court of Pottawattamie county, and after several changes of Venue was finally tried in Montgomery circuit court.
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Appeal from Montgomery Circuit Court. Friday, August 7. This action was commenced originally in the circuit court of Pottawattamie county, and after several changes of Venue was finally tried in Montgomery circuit court. About the 9th day of July, 1866, John I. Blair and Wr W. Walker submitted to the citizens of Council Bluffs the following propositions in writing : “ Council Bluffs, July 9, 1866. "Hon. Caleb Baldwin, Mayor of Council Bluffs: “Sir, — We have concluded to make to you, and through you to the citizens of Council Bluffs, the following proposition in relation to the extension of…
1Opinion of the CourtMiller, J.
i. railroad tion : evidence. —I. The appellants assign seventeen errors, but only those urged in argument will be passed upon, They arise upon the admissibility of certain testimony, on instructions given and retused, and on the sufficiency of the evidence to support the verdict.
The court, against plaintiff’s objection, permitted the defendant F. P. Hurford, as a witness, to state, that, at the public meeting of the citizens of Council Bluffs at which the written proposition of Blair and Walker was considered and accepted, Mr. Pusy, holding the written, proposition in his hand, said “that the…
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