Anderson v. Anderson
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Harrison District Gouri.&emdash;Hon. W. B. Green, Judge. Action to recover an amount paid by plaintiff upon a promissory note, jointly executed by tbe parties to this suit, which plaintiff alleges defendant assumed and agreed to pay. Defense a. general denial and a counterclaim by defendant for one-half the amount paid by him as com; mission for selling some land jointly owned by the parties.
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Appeal from Harrison District Gouri.&emdash;Hon. W. B. Green, Judge. Action to recover an amount paid by plaintiff upon a promissory note, jointly executed by tbe parties to this suit, which plaintiff alleges defendant assumed and agreed to pay. Defense a. general denial and a counterclaim by defendant for one-half the amount paid by him as com; mission for selling some land jointly owned by the parties. Some other issues were tendered by the defendant, part of which were withdrawn by his counsel, and others were taken from the jury by direction of the court. The trial resulted in a verdict…
1Opinion of the CourtDeemer, J.
The parties to this action are brothers, and, prior to October of the year 1907, were engaged as partners in a mercantile business at Cottonwood, Minn. Some time in that month they traded this business to one Paul for real estate and other property near Alliance in the state of Nebraska. The property received by them in the exchange was three thousand and forty acres of land at $15 per acre, seven hundred and thirty-six head of sheep, eleven head of horses, three cattle, two hogs, some old grain, and the machinery used 'on the property amounting to $1,468. The sheep were invoiced at $5,152,…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Dalton v. Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1901
- Campbell v. OrmsbySupreme Court of Iowa · 1885
- Bowen v. KurtzSupreme Court of Iowa · 1873
- Smith v. Sioux City & Pacific R. R.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1874
- Padelford v. City of Eagle GroveSupreme Court of Iowa · 1902
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