Haworth v. Crosby
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from, Polk District Court. — Host. W. F. CoNRAd,; Judge. ActioN upon a promissory note. Judgment for the-plaintiff, and the defendant J. B. Hensbaw appeals.—
1Opinion of the CourtWeaver, J.
The defendant Henshaw signed the note in suit as surety. His answer alleged that his signature to such instrument was procured by fraud, in which the principal debtor and plaintiff participated; that by means of such fraud he was induced to believe, and did believe, that plaintff was lending money to Crosby, who was to use-the same in the purchase of certain shares of stock in a corporation in which appellant or appellant’s wife was-interested; that in truth Crosby did not intend to purchase said stock with the money so procured, but was already the owner thereof, and that said note, or the…
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