Arts v. Guthrie
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal ' from Carroll District Court. — Hon. J. P. Cohnee, Judge. . This is an action on a writtén obligation executed by defendants to secure tbe payment of money. The case was tried by a jury, and a verdict returned in favor of plaintiffs. Judgment was rendered on tbe verdict, and defendants appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtRobinson, J.
— In June, 1885, there existed at Carroll an unincorporated association, composed chiefly' of persons of German and Irish descent, known as the “St. Joseph’s Catholic Congregation.” At that time there was trouble between the German members of the congregation on the one side, and the English-speaking, or Irish, members on the other. It was finally determined by the advice and direction of the bishop of the diocese in which Carroll was situated that the congregation should be divided, and the property it had used sold to the highest bidder; it being the understanding that one of the two parts…
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