Roane v. Hamilton
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from, Pottawattamie District Court. — Hon. Walter I. Smith, Judge. Action in equity to recover judgment against the defendant J. A. Hamilton, for an amount of money alleged to be due, and to establish a lien therefor against certain real estate. There was a, hearing qn, the merits, and a decree from which the plaintiff and the defendant H. Mendel appeal; the appeal of the former having been first taken.
1Opinion of the CourtRobinson, J.
1 In the year 1884, the plaintiff and William. Phillips became sureties on the bond given by the defendant, J. A. Hamilton, as administrator of the estate of John O’Brien, deceased. It appears that after a time he ceased to be administrator, and that he was succeeded by Tim Foley. On the sixth day of June, 1894, Foley, as administrator, recovered against Hamilton, as principal, and Roane „ and Phillips, as sureties on his bond, judgment for the sum of two thousand, four hundred and seventy dollars and six cents. The judgment was paid by the sureties, and they then commenced this action to…
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