Chapman v. Chapman
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Monona District Court. — Hon. Wm. Hutchinson, Judge. Action at law upon two promissory notes given by defendants to one G. W. Chapman, now deceased. Trial to the Court, judgment for plaintiff, and defendants appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtDeemer, J.
The action is upon two negotiable promissory notes, one for $300 and the other for $100, each signed by the defendants and due in one year from July 15, 1901, and November 11, 1901, respectively. The notes were made to Geo. W. Chapman, who is now deceased, and this action is by the legatee under his will. The defendants admitted the execution of the notes, pleaded that they were not given as evidence of an indebtedness but for the purpose of indicating the interest which the deceased had in certain real property in Sioux City, Iowa, and that defendant E. E. Chapman, who held the legal title…
2Cases cited5 opinions
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