Fletcher v. Ketcham
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Darns District Court. — Seneca Cornell, Judge. Action to recover damages for breach of promise. The answer was in general denial, and the further affirmative defense of settlement, evidenced, as is alleged, by a written receipt. There was a trial- to a jury, and a verdict and judgment for the plaintiff. Defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtPreston, J.
The case has been here before. Fletcher v. Ketcham, 160 Iowa 364. The nature of the action, issues, and so on, will be there found, and will not be now repeated. The case was reversed on the former appeal, because of an erroneous instruction in regard to an attorney testifying. After the reversal, a change of venue was granted to Davis *341County. Most of the objections now argued were determined in that case, and adversely to defendant. Some additional evidence was introduced by both sides, but, in the main, the case was tried on substantially the same record as before, by stipulation that the…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Templin v. Incorporated City of BooneSupreme Court of Iowa · 1905
- Mitchell v. PinckneySupreme Court of Iowa · 1905
- Ford v. Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1898
- Gibson v. Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern Railway Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1899
- State v. GoldenSupreme Court of Iowa · 1878
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