Beebe & Co. v. Equitable Mutual Life & Endowment Ass'n
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Pottawattamie District Court. — Hon. G-eorge Carson, Judge. Action for goods sold and delivered. There was a trial by the court, and, judgment being for defendant, plaintiffs appeal.
1Opinion of the Court
Reed, J. —
1. practice : adverfiry to toots and papers. I. Plaintiff served on defendant’s secretary a subpoena, directing him to produce at the trial cer^11 PaPers to be used as evidence. The secretaiT refused to produce the papers, although admitting that he had them in his possession. Plaintiff then moved the court for a rule on defendant for their production, but the court denied the motion, and that ruling is assigned as error. The object of the proceeding was to procure the production of papers which were in the possession of the adverse party. The practice in such cases is prescribed by…
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