Doyle v. Duckworth
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Pocahontas District Court. — Hon. A. D. Bailie, Jtidge. Suit in equity for a partnership accounting. Defendants denied the partnership and pleaded other matters not necessary to be noticed at this time. The trial court rendered judgment for plaintiff on a referee’s report, and defendants appeal
1Opinion of the CourtDeemer, C. J.
The case was originally tried to a referee who made a report to the district court with his conclusions of fact and of law. Upon the coming in of the report each party filed objections thereto and motion to set aside and modify the same and the cause was submitted to the trial court upon these motions, resulting in the confirmation of the report and a decree for the plaintiff. From these rulings and from the decree, defendants appeal.
1. Equitable actions: reference: certificate of referee, The referee made the following certificate to his report and to the testimony taken before him: “A large…
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