Harriman v. Egbert
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from, Qlayton District Gov/rt. Action upon a promissory note. Judgment for plaintiff. Defendants appeal. , The facts of the case are found in the opinion.
1Opinion of the Court
Beck, Oh. J.
— This action is upon a promissory note signed by defendants as sureties of another. The answer to the petition as a defense sets up that the principal in the note, prior to the commencement of the suit died, and that administration was granted upon his estate, and that thereafter, and before the institution of this action, defendants, apprehending the estate might become insolvent, did require plaintiff to institute proceedings upon the note, or to permit them so to do, at their cost, in plaintiff’s name.
A copy of the request is set out in the petition. It is in the form of a…
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