Miller v. House & Laub
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Crawford Circuit Court. Action on a promissory note. There was a trial to the court, and judgment was entered for defendants. Plaintiffs appeal.
1Opinion of the Court
Reed, «I.
The promissory note sued on purports to have been executed by the firm of House & Laub. It is payable to E. House or order, and it was indorsed by the payee to plaintiffs’ intestate. The genuineness of House & Laub’s signature to it was denied under oath. Plaintiffs proved that the signature of House & Laub .was attached to the instrument by one O. E. Parks, who was in the employ of that firm as clerk and book-keeper; and that, in addition to keeping the books of the firm, he attended to their correspondence, and did the greater part of the other writing pertaining to their business,…
2Cited by3 opinions
- Marshall Field Co. v. Oren Ruffcorn Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1902
- J. W. Edgerly & Co. v. CoverSupreme Court of Iowa · 1898
- Corner v. HenrySupreme Court of Iowa · 1926