Guthrie v. Howard
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Dubuque Dist/riot Oou/rt. Action to recover money paid by plaintiff as surety for defendants. The plaintiff had judgment for the full amount claimed. The defendant, Catharine Howard, alone appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtCole, J.
The plaintiff in his petition alleges that on the 14th day of March, 1868, the defendants executed their note for $400, payable to plaintiffs, for the purpose of having him indorse the same that they might raise money thereon; that'he did indorse it for the sole use and benefit of defendants, and on the same day they borrowed of one Peter Kiene thereon the full amount thereof, and applied the same to their own use; that plaintiff was only security as indorser for said defendants on said note, and had no other interest therein; that said note was not paid at maturity by defendants, and the…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Van Metre v. WolfSupreme Court of Iowa · 1869
3Cited by2 opinions
- Jackson v. EverettTennessee Supreme Court · 1894
- McCurdy v. BaughmanOhio Supreme Court · 1885