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Morse v. Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific R'y Co.

Supreme Court of Iowa

Decided October 27, 1887PublishedCited by 4 opinions

Appeal from Scott Circuit Court — Hon. Nathaniel French, Judge. These actions involve the same.questions, and were tried in the court below as one case, and are submitted upon appeal upon one abstract and argument.

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Appeal from Scott Circuit Court — Hon. Nathaniel French, Judge. These actions involve the same.questions, and were tried in the court below as one case, and are submitted upon appeal upon one abstract and argument. The cases involve the question whether certain acts of the parties invested a partnership known as “W. Kelley & Co.” with such an interest in two car loads of wheat as that third persons dealing with them as owners thereof are entitled to be protected against the claim of plaintiffs thereto. There was one question of fact in the cases submitted to a jury, and upon the return of a…

1Opinion of the CourtRothrock, J.

The learned judge before whom the case was tried made and filed in the case a finding of facts and his conclusions of law, and, as the facts are somewhat involved, and cannot be briefly stated so as to be understood, and as the conclusions of law appear to us to be stated with remarkable clearness., we here insert all of the findings of the court:

“ In these cases, which were tried together by consent of the parties, all questions of law and fact were submitted to the court for determination, with the exception of one question of fact, which was submitted to the jury, with instructions by the…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Hoffman & Co. v. Bank of MilwaukeeSupreme Court of the United States · 1871
  2. Budlong v. CottrellSupreme Court of Iowa · 1884
  3. Security Bank of Minnesota v. LuttgenSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1882
  4. Thorpe Bros. v. FowlerSupreme Court of Iowa · 1881

3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Neill & Ellingham v. Rogers Bros. Produce Co.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1895
  2. Davis Gasoline Engine Works Co. v. McHughSupreme Court of Iowa · 1902
  3. Wright v. Barnard Bros.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1893
  4. Shaffer Bros. v. RhyndersSupreme Court of Iowa · 1902

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