Owen v. National Hatchet Co.
Supreme Court of Iowa
!Appeal from Marshall District Court. — Hon. O. B. Bradshaw, Judge. Action in equity for tbe cancellation of certain promissory notes and rescission of contract. Decree for plaintiff, and defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtWeaver, J.
The plaintiff alleges that on May 5, 1906, one Smith, an officer and agent of the defendant, induced him to execute and deliver to the defendant seven promissory notes for $100 each without any consideration therefor. The substance of the claim, as stated, is that defendant, through its agent, represented that it had a valuable patent right for the manufacture and sale of a combined “hatchet, hammer, wire cutter, wire splicer, pinchers, leather punch, staple and nail puller, screwdriver, hoof trimmer, and pruning knife,” and that the same was protected by valid letters patent, and was a…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Cameron v. Great Northern Railway Co.North Dakota Supreme Court · 1898
- Kuhlman v. WiebenSupreme Court of Iowa · 1905
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