Smith v. Crawford County State Bank
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Crawford District Court. — Hon. Gr. W. Paine, Judge. Action in equity, to establish a trust in favor of plaintiff, as to certain funds in defendant’s hands, and for a judgment against defendant. Decree for defendant. Plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtBjnne, J.
1 I. The facts as disclosed by the pleadings and evidence are that in 1890 and 1891 one John Carvell, a cattle buyer, became indebted to plaintiff, on three promissory notes in a principal sum of about eight thousand dollars, which notes were given in payment of cattle purchased by him of plaintiff. At the time this suit was commenced, and after adding interest and deducting payments made, there was still due plaintiff over six thousand dollars on said notes. In September, 1891, said Carvell executed two chattel mortgages to plaintiff to secure said notes, on two hundred and thirty-eight head…
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