Slusher v. Hammond
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Fremont District Court. — Hon. H. E. Deemer, Judge. Action at law to recover the amount of a promissory note alleged' to have belonged to the plaintiff, and to have been collected by the defendant. A motion to strike out portions of the answer filed by the defendant was sustained, he refused to plead further, and judgment was rendered in favor of the plaintiff for the amount of the note and costs. The defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtRobinson, J.
1 The petition alleges that in the year 1890 the plaintiff was a minor, and that William McCracken was her guardian; that she attained her majority in the year 1891; that in March, 1890, one George Pearson made to her guardian, for her use and benefit, a promissory note for the sum of one hundred and ninety-four dollars and fifty-eight cents, payable at the office of the defendant, January 1, 1891; that in the latter part of the year 1891 her guardian died; that the note was. in the possession of the defendant, and after it became due he collected it, but refused to pay the proceeds or any…
2Cases cited1 opinion
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