Nelson v. Hanson
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Jefferson District Court. — Hon. H. C. Traverse, Judge. Action to recover an amount alleged to be due on a promissory note. A demurrer to the petition was sustained, and judgment rendered in favor of the defendant for costs. The plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtRobinson, J.
1 The facts admitted by the demurrer are substantially as follows: On the second day of January, 1877, the defendant made and delivered to the plaintiff, in this state, her promissory note in writing for the sum of three hundred and thirty-six dollars and eighty cents, payable on demand, with interest thereon at the rate of ten per cent per annum. A payment of fifty dollars was indorsed thereon August 4, 1883, and another of ten dollars on the first day of January, 1884. On the first day of August, 1892, the plaintiff wrote to the defendant concerning the note as follows:
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