Martin Steam-Feed Cooker Co. v. Olive
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Guthrie District Court. — Hon. O. B. Ayees, Judge. Actiom to recover upon a contract. The defendant’s motion to strike parts of the petition, and demurrer to the remainder, having been sustained, judgment was entered against the plaintiff.
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Appeal from Guthrie District Court. — Hon. O. B. Ayees, Judge. Actiom to recover upon a contract. The defendant’s motion to strike parts of the petition, and demurrer to the remainder, having been sustained, judgment was entered against the plaintiff. The amount in controversy being less than one hundred dollars, the judge trying the cause certifies certain questions of law, on which it is desirable to have the opinion of this court, and upon this certificate plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtGiven, J.
I. As is too generally the case in this class of appeals, the first contention is as to the *123sufficiency oí the certificate. More attention med on the part of counsel preparing such certificates to the rules and decisions of this 1. Appeal : ques- ' to°suprecourt: form, court would do much to avoid the frequent recurrence of these questions. We have repeatedly held that the certificate must point out the question upon which the opinion of this court is desired so explicitly as to render an examination of the record unnecessary, and that we will not look to the record to ascertain what question…
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