Harrah v. Jacobs
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Jasper District Court. — Hon. W. R. Lewis, Judge. This is an action upon a promissory note. There was a demurrer to the petition, which was sustained, and plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtRothrock, J.
— It appears from the averments of the petition that the plaintiff and the defendant executed a promissory note to a corporation known as the “ Jasper Co-operative Association.” The note is in these words : “Newton, Iowa, September4,1878. Por value received,on or before January 1, 1881, I promise to pay the Jasper Co-operative Association two hundred dollars, with ten per cent, interest thereon from January 1, 1878, until paid. A. D. Jacobs, A. L. Harrah.”
Harrah executed the note as surety for Jacobs. On the twentieth day of November, 1880, the said corporation sold all its stock to the…
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