Burlington Lumber Co. v. Evans Lumber Co.
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Decatur District Court.&emdash;Hon. W. H. Ted-ford, Judge. Action at law to recover an amount alleged to be due for lumber sold and delivered to the defendants. There was a trial by jury, and a verdict and judgment against the defendants. The plaintiff appeals,&emdash;
1Opinion of the CourtRobinson, J.
The plaintiff is a corporation, engaged in business, at Burlington, Iowa. The defendants are the Evans Lumber Company, a co-partnership, which was engaged in business at Lamoni, Iowa, and John B. Evans and Melville Evans, the members of the co-partnership. During several years prior to the eleventh day of July, 1898, the plaintiff sold to the defendant company bills of lumber. On that date the defendants were somewhat embarrassed financially, and, it is alleged, entered into an agreement of settlement with the plaintiff. A writing was drawn at that time, and signed by the defendant company,…
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