Legal Opinion

Patterson v. Jack

Supreme Court of Iowa

Decided October 20, 1882PublishedCited by 15 opinions

Appeal from Jasper District Oov/rt. This is an action in equity to recover of the defendants, Julia A. and A. J. Jack, damages for an alleged failure to complete according to contract a certain building in tbe city of Des Moines. The court adjudged that the plaintiff recover of the defendant, Julia A. Jack, four hundred and sixty-two dollars. The defendant, Julia A. Jack, appeals. The facts are stated in the opinion.

1Opinion of the CourtDay, J.

The judgment was entered in this case on the 20th day of September, 1881. On the 11th day of January, *6331882, the defendants filed a motion as follows: “Come now the defendants and move the court for a new trial and examination of the issues in this canse for the following causes affecting the substantial rights of the defendant, to-wit:

“1. Irregularity in the proceedings of the prevailing party by which the defendant was prevented from having a fair trial.
“2. Misconduct of the prevailing party and his attorney.
“3. Accidents which ordinary prudence could not have guarded against.
“4. Error…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Boardman v. BeckwithSupreme Court of Iowa · 1865
  2. Powers v. County of O'BrienSupreme Court of Iowa · 1880
  3. Cohol v. AllenSupreme Court of Iowa · 1873

3Cited by15 opinions

  1. Lessenich v. SellersSupreme Court of Iowa · 1903
  2. Estate of Bishop v. PearsonSupreme Court of Iowa · 1906
  3. Mueller Lumber Co. v. McCaffreySupreme Court of Iowa · 1908
  4. Clark v. RaymondSupreme Court of Iowa · 1892
  5. Marshall v. WestropeSupreme Court of Iowa · 1896

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