Legal Opinion
Watson Coal & Mining Co. v. James
Supreme Court of Iowa
Decided June 25, 1887PublishedCited by 6 opinions
Appeal from Warren Cvrouit Court. Notion at law. The petition is in two counts, — the first upon a written contract, and the other upon a settlement of claims under the contract. There was a judgment upon a verdict for plaintiff. Defendants appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtBeck, J.
I. It becomes necessary, for a proper understanding of the grounds upon which we base our decision of the case, to set out in full the petition, and an exhibit referred to therein. They are in the following language, found in the abstract:
“ PETITION.
“ (1) That plaintiff is a corporation, and that on the 22d day of October, 1883, the defendant J. T. James, in the county of Warren, executed to the plaintiff his contract in writing, by which he agreed to pay the plaintiff the sum of §2,500 in coal, at §1.50 a ton, to be delivered at Ford, in said county, according to the terms and conditions of…
2Cited by6 opinions
- Johnson v. BerdoSupreme Court of Iowa · 1906
- Harrison County v. OgdenSupreme Court of Iowa · 1906
- Clark v. ClarkSupreme Court of Iowa · 1924
- Kolosoff v. TurriWashington Supreme Court · 1947
- McEwen v. Union Bank & Trust Co.Montana Supreme Court · 1907
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