Humble v. Shoemaker
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Wapello Circuit Court. Aotiok at law. Trial by jury. Judgment for the plaintiff, and defendant appeals. One of the instructions asked by the defendant, and refused by the court, was: “(15) You are instructed not to take into consideration the claims and allegations of fraud and conspiracy made by plaintiff in his amended petition and opening statements, for the reason that he has offered no proof on the subject.'” One of the instructions given over the…
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Appeal from Wapello Circuit Court. Aotiok at law. Trial by jury. Judgment for the plaintiff, and defendant appeals. One of the instructions asked by the defendant, and refused by the court, was: “(15) You are instructed not to take into consideration the claims and allegations of fraud and conspiracy made by plaintiff in his amended petition and opening statements, for the reason that he has offered no proof on the subject.'” One of the instructions given over the defendant’s objection was: “(16) If the girl, Hester, was brought to her confinement at the home of the plaintiff, and was kept…
1Opinion of the CourtSebvbes, J.
The petition and amendments thereto state that the defendant seduced the plaintiff’s minor daughter; that she became pregnant, and gave birth to a child in August, 1882, and that defendant was the father of such child; that, at the time she was seduced, the daughter of the plaintiff lived with and performed labor for the plaintiff; and that, by reason of her seduction and pregnancy, tha plaintiff’s said daughter became sick, unable to perform labor, and plaintiff was thereby put to trouble, incurred expense, and lost the service of his said daughter. The seduction is stated to have occurred…
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