Dent v. Smith
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Plymouth, District Court. Action on a promissory note executed by five persons, all of whom were made defendants. The note provided for a reasonable attorney’s feo.
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Appeal from Plymouth, District Court. Action on a promissory note executed by five persons, all of whom were made defendants. The note provided for a reasonable attorney’s feo. The petition and amendment thereto stated that defendants were about to dispose of their property with intent to defraud their creditors; that -they were about to convert tlieir property, or a part thereof, into money for the purpose of placing it beyond the reach of their creditors; and that they had disposed of their property,, in whole or in part, with intent to defraud their creditors.An attachment was asked and…
1Opinion of the CourtSeevers, J.
I. Out of abundant caution, sixty errors have been assigned. They could have been greatly • condensed, and it is deemed unnecessary to notice,, specially, all of them.
In response to special interrogatories, the jury found the attachment was not wrongfully sued out, and that, the defendants were not entitled to actual damages. Counsel for appellants concede, in argument, that, “ unless the case is to be reversed by reason of errors- which bear upon the question of actual damages, we understand and concede that it will not •be reversed at all.” It is. useless, therefore, to refer to, much *264less…
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- Vorse v. PhillipsSupreme Court of Iowa · 1873
- Musser v. CrumSupreme Court of Iowa · 1878
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