Legal Opinion

St. Joseph Manufacturing Co. v. Harrington

Supreme Court of Iowa

Decided April 21, 1880PublishedCited by 13 opinions

Appeal from Buena Vista Oirewit Court. A writ of error was issued from the Circuit Court to a justice of the peace, upon the application of plaintiff, against whom judgment had been rendered in this case, and upon return thereof the judgment of the justice was affirmed. Plaintiff appeals. The facts of the case are stated in the opinion.

1Opinion of the CourtBeck, J.

i justice of fnstracHoiis: power to give. I. An action was brought before a justice of the peace upon a promissory note. Upon the trial of the cause a jury the justice gave them certain insanctions upon the law of tbe case touching the 0f proof, the preponderance and equipoise of evidence, the legal effect of a contract of warranty upon the sale of goods and the rights of the parties thereunder. These instructions and the ruling of the justice in awarding the affirmative of the issues to defendant are complained of as erroneous in the application for the writ of error, and were made the…

2Cited by13 opinions

  1. State ex rel. Perine v. Van BeekSupreme Court of Iowa · 1893
  2. McLachlan v. Incorporated Town of GraySupreme Court of Iowa · 1898
  3. Parker v. DekleSupreme Court of Florida · 1903
  4. Ostrander v. LinnSupreme Court of Iowa · 1946
  5. Yockey v. Woodbury CountySupreme Court of Iowa · 1906

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