Legal Opinion
Ingham v. Dudley
Supreme Court of Iowa
Decided December 5, 1882PublishedCited by 5 opinions
Appeal from Wapello Ci/reuit Court. This is a proceeding in the Circuit Court, sitting as a court of probate, upon a claim filed by plaintiff against the estate of which defendant is administrator. The full amount of the claim was allowed by the final order of the court, from which defendant appeals. The facts of the case appear in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtBeck, J.
I. Plaintiff’s claim is based upon a promissory note which, with the indorsements thereon, is in the following language:
*18“$1,000. . 5 Oct. R. S.
Wilton Collegiate Institute. Wilton, Iowa, October 2, 1871
“Ten years after date, for value received, I promise to pay to the Treasurer of Wilton Collegiate Institute, the sum of one thousand dollars, as endowment, with annual interest at ten per cent, to secure two perpetual scholarships, No.---in said Collegiate Institute, said scholarships to be available on the payment of the interest annually. As witness my hand this October 2, 1871. Charles…
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