Gipps Brewing Co. v. De France
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Both District Court. — Hon. S. F. Balliett, Judge. Action at law to recover the sum of two thousand, six hundred aiid thirty-five dollars and thirty-five cents alleged to be due for beer sold and delivered, and for beer barrels, kegs, and cases delivered and not returned. The defendant, by way of counterclaim, asked judgment for the amount of money he had paid to plaintiff for beer. A jury was impaneled, and the trial of the cause was commenced.
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Appeal from Both District Court. — Hon. S. F. Balliett, Judge. Action at law to recover the sum of two thousand, six hundred aiid thirty-five dollars and thirty-five cents alleged to be due for beer sold and delivered, and for beer barrels, kegs, and cases delivered and not returned. The defendant, by way of counterclaim, asked judgment for the amount of money he had paid to plaintiff for beer. A jury was impaneled, and the trial of the cause was commenced. After the evidence was submitted, the jury, by direction of the court, returned a verdict for the defendant in the sum of one thousand…
1Opinion of the CourtRobinson, J.
On the twenty-eighth day of March, 1891, the parties to this action entered into an agreement in writing of which the following is a copy:
“Peoria, III., March 26, 1891.
“Mr. Charles De France, Des Moines, Iowa.
1 “Dear Sir: — We propose to sell you our keg bottled beer, in refrigerator ears, delivered on track in Des Moines, from time to time, as you may order, on the following terms and conditions for the term of one year, viz.: Keg beer (ourbest brands), six dollars per barrel. Bottled beer ‘Amberlin,’ in cases, two dozen quarts, one dollar and sixty cents per case. Bottled beer, ‘Export,’ in…
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