Haddock v. Woods
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Jasper Cvreuit Oov/rt. This is an action to recover upon an indorsement made by defendant of a certificate of deposit issued by a bank, which, plaintiff claims, was received by him as evidence of defendant’s indebtedness upon the purchase of certain lands against which plaintiff seeks to establish, in this action, a vendor’s lien. The cause was tried to the court without a jury. Upon the facts as found by the court, judgment was rendered for defendant.
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Appeal from Jasper Cvreuit Oov/rt. This is an action to recover upon an indorsement made by defendant of a certificate of deposit issued by a bank, which, plaintiff claims, was received by him as evidence of defendant’s indebtedness upon the purchase of certain lands against which plaintiff seeks to establish, in this action, a vendor’s lien. The cause was tried to the court without a jury. Upon the facts as found by the court, judgment was rendered for defendant. Plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtBeck, J.
I. The certificate of deposit indorsed by defendant is in these words:
“ $700.00. b. e. allen’s bank. No. 16,934.
“Des Moines, Iowa, March 31, 1874.
“ Mrs. Hannah Woods has deposited in this. office seven hundred dollars, payable to the order of herself, in current funds, on return of this certificate one year after date, with interest at the rate of seven per cent per annum until due only.
“P. H. S., Teller. Haeby West, Cashier.”
II. The court found that plaintiff received the certificate in payment, joro tcmto, upon the land purchased by defendant. No question is made in the record of the…
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