Hoffman v. Leibfarth
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Wapello Circuit Court. Action on a promissory note, payable to Delahaye & Purdy, and by them indorsed to plaintiff. The defendant pleaded that the consideration of the note was certain intoxicating liquors purchased by him of the payees, and that the plaintiff' received the same with the full knowledge it was given for intoxicating liquors sold in this State. There was a trial-to the court, judgment for the defendant, and plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtSeevers, J.
— The only consideration of the note was certain intoxicating liquors sold by the payees to the defendant. The note was transferred before due. The only question is whether there was sufficient evidence to warrant the court in finding the plaintiff had knowledge of the illegal consideration at the time the note was transferred to him. He testified he did not have knowledge the note was given for intoxicating liquors sold in this State, and that he bought the note in good faith; that he had been in the employ of the payees for ten years, as cashier, and their business was tliat of wholesale…
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