Marsh v. Chown
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Tama District Court.- — Hon. Gr. W. Burn-ham, Judge. This is an action at law f or judgment on six promissory notes executed by the defendants to. the plaintiff.
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Appeal from Tama District Court.- — Hon. Gr. W. Burn-ham, Judge. This is an action at law f or judgment on six promissory notes executed by the defendants to. the plaintiff. Defendants filed an answer in two counts, an “amended answer” in three counts, an “amendment' to amended answer” in three counts, an “additional amendment to amended .answer” in four counts, and at the close of the evidence an “.amendment to. their answer” in four paragraphs, which last amendment the court struck from the files. These several pleadings, are of great length, covering about fourteen closely printed pages,…
1Opinion of the Court
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*5612 *559I. Appellants’ first complaint is of the ruling of the court sustaining appellee’s demurrer to the answer and amendments. The answer and amendments demurred to alleged that the several amounts shown in the notice were given to and received by appellant Nettie Chown, from the plaintiff, her father, under an agreement that the same was an advancement to her, by her father, in anticipation of her share in his estate. Also, that said notes were executed long after said advancements had been made and received, and as mere receipts to show the amounts advanced, and that said…
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