Chicago & N. W. R. R. v. Gillett
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Crawford Circuit Court. At the October Term, 1872, a judgment was rendered in the Crawford County District Court, wherein D. L. Gillett was plaintiff, and the Chicago and Northwestern Railway Company defendant, for $150.00 double damages for killing plaintiff’s cow. On the 16th day of December, 1872, said railway filed its petition in said court to vacate this judgment, and praying an injunction restraining execution thereon.
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Appeal from Crawford Circuit Court. At the October Term, 1872, a judgment was rendered in the Crawford County District Court, wherein D. L. Gillett was plaintiff, and the Chicago and Northwestern Railway Company defendant, for $150.00 double damages for killing plaintiff’s cow. On the 16th day of December, 1872, said railway filed its petition in said court to vacate this judgment, and praying an injunction restraining execution thereon. An injunction was granted as prayed, and at the March term said cause was consolidated with the original action, and the cause as consolidated was…
1Opinion of the CourtDay, J.
i. attorney : judgment:01: continuance. — The following are the material facts in the case: J. E. Eeed, of the firm of Eeed & James, commenced the action wherein D. L. Gillett was plaintiff and the Chicago & Northwestern Eailway Company was (jefen¿ant) an¿ continued to be such attorney until about September 1st, 1872. Baldwin & "Wright were the attorneys of the Chicago & Northwestern Eailway Company. George F. Wright, of this firm, had the case more particularly in charge on behalf of the railway company, and in August, 1872, he applied to J. E. Eeed to know whether he expected to try or…
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