Theusen v. Bryan
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Grundy District Court. — Hon. F. C. Platt, Judge. Action to recover the value of certain live stock sold and delivered by plaintiff and one Moag to defendant W. R. Bryan. There was a trial to a jury, resulting in a verdict and judgment for plaintiff against defendants Stewart, Moeler, and Porter, and they appeal.
1Opinion of the Court
Deemer, J.-
1 Prior to the transactions complained of in this case, defendant Bryan and one Morrison were engaged in the business of buying and shipping live stock under the firm name of Bryan & Morrison. This firm had contracted a large indebtedness to Ingwerson & Smith, commission men in the city of Chicago, and at the time of the dissolution of the firm was practically insolvent. Bryan, however, desired to continue in business, and, in order to avoid trouble on account of his indebtedness to the Chicago commission house, made his shipments of stock in the name of Stewart, Moeler & Ca, a…
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