S. Hamill & Co. v. Augustine
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from, Lee District Court. — IIoN. J. M. Casey, Judge. Action- in equity to subject a sum of money due from the defendant railroad company to the payment of certain unsatisfied judgments held by appellants against the defendant, Jeoffrey Augustine. A decree was entered dismissing plaintiffs’ petition, from which they appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtGiven-, J.
I. No question is made as to the indebtedness of the railroad company, nor of Jeoffrey Augustine, to appellants upon the judgments set out. The sole contention is whether the indebtedness of the *303company is to Mr. Augustine, or to his wife, Kate Augustine. The indebtedness is upon a contract made with Mr. Sawyer, agent of the company, for boarding furnished on the company’s boarding-cars to its laborers. The contract was made, and the business of furnishing boarding carried on, in the name of Mrs. Augustine, but appellants contend that Jeoffrey Augustine was the real party to the contract and…
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- In re EldredDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 1869
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