Crooker Bros. v. Brown
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from BlaAkhmoh Circuit Court. AotioN of replevin for a quantity of shingles, lath and lumber, of tlie aggregate value of $2,012.33. The defendant’s answer denies tbe wrongful taking and detention of the property in question, and alleges that it belonged to and was in the possession of N. E. Reed, and was attached by defendant as the property of Reed in an action wherein Edger & Co. were plaintiffs and said Reed was defendant.
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Appeal from BlaAkhmoh Circuit Court. AotioN of replevin for a quantity of shingles, lath and lumber, of tlie aggregate value of $2,012.33. The defendant’s answer denies tbe wrongful taking and detention of the property in question, and alleges that it belonged to and was in the possession of N. E. Reed, and was attached by defendant as the property of Reed in an action wherein Edger & Co. were plaintiffs and said Reed was defendant. There was a jury trial, and a verdict and judgment for plaintiffs. Defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtDay, J.
I. J. B. Croober testified tbat N. E. Reed was agent for plaintiffs, selling lumber for them at La Porte City, Iowa, under an arrangement in writing, which was produced and read in evidence, and is as follows:
“."We, the undersigned, CrookerBros. & Lamereaux, of the city of Minneapolis, and state of Minnesota, parties of the first part, hereby agree with N. E. Reed, of La Porte, Towa, party of the second part, to furnish him with lumber to the extent of 100,000 feet.or more, and as near as may be keep said stock in yard up to that figure. And said party of the second part hereby agrees to…
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