Legal Opinion
Lester v. Bowman
Supreme Court of Iowa
Decided October 23, 1874PublishedCited by 5 opinions
Appeal from Jasper Circuit Court. This action was commenced before a justice of the peace for the recovery of $68.00, and interest from July 6th, 1870. Judgment was rendered for defendant. Plaintiff appealed to the Circuit Court, where the cause was tried by the court, and judgment was rendered for plaintiff for the amount claimed. The defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtDay, J.
The court filed the following finding of facts and conclusions of law.:
“ That, at some time about the first of April, 1870, the defendant, E. Bowman, was boarding with one H. IT. Jackson, and had been so boarding for some time previous thereto, and was at said date indebted in a considerable sum to said Jackson. Said Jackson was at said date indebted to the plaintiff herein, in the sum of $500.00 or more, and the plaintiff was pressing him for the debt. The defendant is a wagon maker, and plaintiff, being desirous of purchasing a wagon, applied to defendant and it was then proposed that, as…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Chamberlin v. IngallsSupreme Court of Iowa · 1874
3Cited by5 opinions
- Anderson v. SpenceIndiana Supreme Court · 1880
- Hannan v. MurphySupreme Court of Iowa · 1924
- Hamilton v. . BentonSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1920
- Black v. De CampSupreme Court of Iowa · 1889
- Levitt v. BrendelSupreme Court of Iowa · 1913