Johnson v. Knapp
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Liam Qi/rcuit Oov/rt. This suit was commenced before a justice of the peace. The plaintiff, on the trial there, offered certain parol evidence, which was excluded by the justice, on the ground that it was within the statute of frauds; and he rendered judgment for defendant. The plaintiff prosecuted a writ of error to the circuit court, where the ruling of the justice was affirmed. He now appeals to this court.
1Opinion of the CourtCole, J.
— The plaintiff brought this action before a justice of the peace to recover $30, which he claimed for the services of a stallion to two mares. Upon the trial, before the justice, the plaintiff offered in evidence the depositions of two different witnesses; one of whom testified, that he was present at a sale by one Burlingame, of two mares, to the defendant, for $130, paid down, and in addition thereto, the defendant further agreed, as part consideration for the purchase, to pay this plaintiff $30 for the services of the stallion during that season, if the mares proved with foal. The other…
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