Murphy v. Cochran
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Johnson District Court. — Hon. B. P. Howell, Judge. Action for damages resulted in a directed verdict for defendant and judgment thereon.. The plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtLadd, J.
The petition, filed in January, 1908, was entitled “C. A. Murphy, Surviving Member of the Firm of Murphy & McCray, Plaintiff, v. F. J. Cochran, Defendant,” and read: “For cause of action, plaintiff states that he is the surviving member of the firm of Murphy & McCray, and about September or October, 1902, the defendant entered into the employment of the said plaintiff, and the plaintiff at said time engaged the services of said defendant for the firm- of Murphy & McCray, which firm consisted of the plaintiff and one' J. B. McCray, to procure for said firm real estate in Iowa City, Iowa,…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Brown v. AllenSupreme Court of Iowa · 1872
- Harris v. PearceAppellate Court of Illinois · 1880
- Smith v. SalomonSupreme Court of Colorado · 1869
- Blackstone v. RaganAppellate Court of Illinois · 1906
3Cited by1 opinion
- Carson Pirie Scott & Co. v. LongSupreme Court of Iowa · 1936