Parish v. Gear
Wisconsin Supreme Court
APPEAL from tbe District Court for Iowa County. Parish filed a bill in equity against Q-ear in the Iowa district court, alleging: That in April, 1886, Gear called on him for a settlement of his account,* and produced his books, which showed an indebtedness on the part of Parish of $3,700, and it was agreed that Parish should secure this sum by a mortgage on sundry tracts of land in Iowa county, payable in four months.
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APPEAL from tbe District Court for Iowa County. Parish filed a bill in equity against Q-ear in the Iowa district court, alleging: That in April, 1886, Gear called on him for a settlement of his account,* and produced his books, which showed an indebtedness on the part of Parish of $3,700, and it was agreed that Parish should secure this sum by a mortgage on sundry tracts of land in Iowa county, payable in four months. After this was agreed upon, Gear stated that there were some other demands for brick and freights that were not taken into the account, which amounted to about $300, making in…
1Opinion of the CourtDunn, C. J.
This is an appeal from a decree of the district court of Iowa county, sitting as a court of chancery.
A bill of complaint was exhibited in said court by the appellee, Parish, against the appellant, Gear, setting up that the said Gear, by his attorney, had fraudulently obtained on the law side of said court, a confession of judgment against him, by false promises and representations,for the sum of $1,562.58, on an account, or the balance of an account, which had been settled with, and secured to said Gear by a bond and mortgage executed to him by Parish in April, 1836, more than a year before…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Sterry v. ArdenNew York Court of Chancery · 1814