Logan v. Hall
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Wapelb District Court. Post-nuptial contracts, when valid: rights of MARRIED WOMEN,: UNDER STATUTE AND IN EQUITY: WIFE MAY BECOME A CREDITOR OF HER HUSBAND, &G. — The plaintiff is the widow of William Logan, deceased. The defendant, Hall, is the administrator of the said William, and the other two defendants, who intervened, are his heirs-at-law, by a former wife.
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Appeal from Wapelb District Court. Post-nuptial contracts, when valid: rights of MARRIED WOMEN,: UNDER STATUTE AND IN EQUITY: WIFE MAY BECOME A CREDITOR OF HER HUSBAND, &G. — The plaintiff is the widow of William Logan, deceased. The defendant, Hall, is the administrator of the said William, and the other two defendants, who intervened, are his heirs-at-law, by a former wife. After the plaintiff’s marriage with the intestate, the latter executed to her a note as follows: . “ One day after date, for valúe received, I promise to pay Hannah Logan $320, for value received of her, this March 2d,…
1Opinion of the CourtDillon, J.
1. pbacjudgment on agreed facts. I. The defendants make the point that the court below was bound to decide the case as one at law j therefore, if the plaintiff was equitably but not legally entitled to recover, this would not '. , . avail her m this proceeding, but she .must file her petition in chancery. “ To save expense, and to simplify the issue, the facts were agreed upon by the parties, upon which the court should render judgment." The parties, in effect, said to the court, “ these are the facts, and now we wish judicially to know what are the rights of the parties thereunder.” It was…
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