Bridgeport Malleable Iron Co. v. Iowa Cutlery Works
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Linn District Court.— Hon. J. H. Preston, Judge. Action at law upon an account for cutlery materials sold, and delivered tbe defendant Cutlery Works. Tbe defendants, Z. L. Brewer, C. M. Brown, and W. A. Hubbard, are charged as guarantors of the payment of such account. Trial was had to the court without a jury, and from the judgment entered plaintiff appeals.—
1Opinion of the CourtBishop, J.
At the time of the execution of the contract of guaranty in question, plaintiff was a corporation doing business at Bridgeport, Conn., and the defendant Cutlery Works a corporation doing business at Cedar Rapids, this state. The other defendants named were officers of the latter corporation and engaged in the conduct of its business. Prior to July 8, 1902, materials had been purchased of plaintiff by the defendant company which had been only partially paid for. It does not appear upon what terms the credit had been extended. On the date named a further order was sent forward, calling for…
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