Chase v. Scott
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Appanoose Circuit Court. Qn the 16tb day of December, 1868, tbe appellant filed his petition in the circuit court of Lucas county, stating that on the 7th day of November, 1868, he purchased of one G. 13. Brooks twelve head of steers, that said steers at the time were being fed by one Turner, in Le Grange, in said county, on a contract to feed until February 1,1869, and that he was in possession of the cattle for the purpose of feeding; that by virtue of his…
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Appeal from Appanoose Circuit Court. Qn the 16tb day of December, 1868, tbe appellant filed his petition in the circuit court of Lucas county, stating that on the 7th day of November, 1868, he purchased of one G. 13. Brooks twelve head of steers, that said steers at the time were being fed by one Turner, in Le Grange, in said county, on a contract to feed until February 1,1869, and that he was in possession of the cattle for the purpose of feeding; that by virtue of his purchase from Brooks, plaintiff became the absolute owner of the cattle; that on or about the 8th day of December, 1868,…
1Opinion of the CourtMiller, J.
I. Three errors are assigned, the first and second of which we will consider togecher. They are: 1. The court erred in admitting improper testimony; 2. That the court erred in excluding proper testimony offered by appellant.
There is no attempt to give all the evidence; not even its substance is given in the record. There are six separate bills of exceptions, each giving a small portion of evidence and the ruling of the court admitting or excluding certain testimony, but in no instance is there enough of the evidence given to enable us to determine Whether the several rulings of the- court…
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