Legal Opinion
Hollen v. Davis
Supreme Court of Iowa
Decided October 5, 1882PublishedCited by 13 opinions
Appeal from Tama Circuit Court Action upou a promissory note originally commenced before a justice of tbe peace where a judgment was rendered for plaintiff; on appeal by defendants to the Circuit Court a like judgment was rendered and defendants now appeal to this court. The facts of the case appear in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtBeck, J.
I. This action was brought before a justice of the peace upon a promissory note indorsed to plaintiff in the following form and language:
“$200.00. Tama City, Iowa, July 27th, 1875.
“Fifteen months after date I promise to pay to the order of Bichard Thomas, and in case of his death to J. D. Merritt, ---dollars, at the Banking House of Carmichael, Brooks & Co., for value received, with interest at ten per cent per annum. “Fred T. Davis.”
“Due October 27th, 1876.
The defendant Davis, the maker of the note, accepted service of the notice of the action before the justice, and assented “'that the…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Dicks v. HatchSupreme Court of Iowa · 1860
- Davis v. KingsleySupreme Court of Connecticut · 1839
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