Milwaukee Harvesting Co. v. Crabtree
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Wright District Court. — Hon. B. P. Birdsall, Judge. Action on two notes signed by C. H. Crabtree & Co. Only C. H. Crabtree was served with notice, and,” in his answer, be denies liability. Trial to jury. Yerdict and judgment for the plaintiff, and defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtLadd, J.
1 The firm of Crabtree & Co. was composed of C. EL Crabtree, residing at Dows, and H. A. Crabtree and W. H. Cappellan, at Lake Park, and engaged in the agricultural implement business. In. February it entered into a contract with the plaintiff by the terms of which it was to sell certain goods on commission, and take notes therefor. When the business done under this contract at Lake Park was settled in the fall of that year, the plaintiff refused to take the notes received on sales made, and demanded the guaranty of the firm. This was refused by Cappellan, who, instead, gave the notes in…
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