Devore v. Adams
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Monroe District Gowt. Action in equity to foreclose a chattel mortgage. Decree for the plaintiff, and defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtSeevers, J.
Appellee has filed a motion to dismiss the appeal on the ground that the amount in controversy, as *386shown by the pleadings, does not exceed $100. Arguments have been filed in support of, and in opposition to, the motion. It will be overruled.
The plaintiff has also filed an argument on the merits; but the appellant has failed to do so. At the conclusion ot appellants argument on the motion, it is said: “we do not consider appellee’s argument on the merits, because it has been our understanding of the practice that appellant is entitled to the first argument on appeal.” This is a mistake, the…
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