De France v. Howard
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from, the Muscatine District Court. On tbe first day of May, A. D. 1854, James M. De France recovered judgment against "William Howard for tbe sum of $1,231.12 and costs, in tbe District Court, in Scott county. Execution was issued and returned nulla bona.
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Appeal from, the Muscatine District Court. On tbe first day of May, A. D. 1854, James M. De France recovered judgment against "William Howard for tbe sum of $1,231.12 and costs, in tbe District Court, in Scott county. Execution was issued and returned nulla bona. On tbe first of September, A. D. 1854, De France filed bis bill in Chancery against tbe said Howard, and McGregor & Dawes, alleging such matter as will appear from tbe following statement: On tbe 18th August, 1852, tbe defendant Howard entered into arrangements with McGregor & Dawes, who were bankers, for pecuniary accommodations…
1Opinion of the CourtWoodward, J.
This cause, • during its progress and examination^ becomes somewhat complicated, and many questions, some of which are. of intrinsic consequence, are raised; but under the view which we ultimately take, it will not be necessary to enter into a consideration of all of them, and we may pass some of them with brief notice. Under the circumstance that the answer is not sworn to, and that the defendants obtained leave to amend their answer in the nature of a plea, and then filed their original answer with the addition of matter of the proper nature, is raised the question, whether the common-law…
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