Legal Opinion

Second National Bank of New Hampton v. Hults

Supreme Court of Iowa

Decided April 6, 1921Published

Appeal from Jones District Court. — F. 0. Ellison, Judge. Aotion on a note. Trial to a jury. Verdict and judgment for the defendant. Plaintiff appeals. —

1Opinion of the CourtPeeston, J.

This action was brought December 3, 1918, upon an alleged promissory note, dated December 24, 1917, for $1,000, payable to T. F. Danaher, a land broker in Minneapolis. Plaintiff claims that defendant signed the note, and that it was an innocent purchaser and holder; that it purchased the note from Danaher February 4, 1918. The defendant, in one count of his answer, denied under oath that the signature to the note was his signature; denied generally all other allegations of the petition; alleged further that, if he did sign the note, — which, to the best of his knowledge, he never did, — it…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Doyle v. BurnsSupreme Court of Iowa · 1904
  2. Seiffert & Wiese Lumber Co. v. HartwellSupreme Court of Iowa · 1895
  3. Treadway v. S. C. & St. P. R. Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1875
  4. City Deposit Bank v. GreenSupreme Court of Iowa · 1908
  5. First State Bank ex rel. Oelke v. WilliamsSupreme Court of Iowa · 1909

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