Cowell v. Water Supply Co.
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Wapello District Court.— How. C. W. Vermillion, Judge. Suit in equity to recover ou a bond.' A demurrer to tbe petition was sustained .and tbe plaintiff appeals. — i
1Opinion of the CourtSherwin, J.
In tbe abstract and arguments tbe case is entitled “William F. Cowell and C. H. Venner Company but as tbe C. II. Venner Company is not properly a plaintiff in tbe case, and does, not appeal, we omit its name from tbe title. Tbe Iowa Water Company, a corporation of this state, issued in 1887 a series of bonds aggregating $400,000, with coupons for semiannual interest. These bonds and coupons were secured by a mortgage to tbe Farmer’s Loan & Trust 'Company, trustee, on tbe property of tbe water company. Tbe company became financially embarrassed, and being unable to meet its interest payment of…
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