Legal Opinion

Zook v. Spray

Supreme Court of Iowa

Decided April 29, 1874PublishedCited by 5 opinions

Appeal from Jackson District Court. This is an action on an award of arbitrators. There was a judgment for defendant on a demurrer to the petition. The plaintiff appeals. The further facts of the case appear in the opinion.

1Opinion of the Court

Miller, Oh, J.

— The agreement to arbitrate, entered into by the parties, is as follows:

“Know all men by these presents, that we, J". M. Zook and J. IT. Spray, of Monmouth township, Jackson county, State of Iowa, hereby agree to arbitrate and leave to John Watson, L. W. Stuart and D. S. Kimball, of said county, our accounts and claims in relation to the Mill Bock Mills, situated in said township and county, and abide by the decision of said arbitrators, and receive the same as a final settlement, final of all our claims relating to said property, up to date. And we hereby firmly bind…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Conger v. DeanSupreme Court of Iowa · 1856
  2. Woodward v. AtwaterSupreme Court of Iowa · 1856

3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Carter v. Krueger & SonCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1917
  2. First National Bank in Cedar Falls v. ClaySupreme Court of Iowa · 1942
  3. Putterman v. SchmidtWisconsin Supreme Court · 1932
  4. Dist. Twp. of Walnut v. RankinSupreme Court of Iowa · 1886
  5. Myer v. GraySupreme Court of Iowa · 1920

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