Legal Opinion

Reece v. Northway

Supreme Court of Iowa

Decided April 21, 1882PublishedCited by 9 opinions

Appeal from Greene Circuit Court. Action upon an injunction bond. There was a trial without a jury, and judgment was rendered for the plaintiff. The defendants appeal.

1Opinion of the CourtAdams, J.

1. INJUCTION : action on bond : attorney’s fees. The condition of the pleadings and the evidence, and the manner in which the case is presented, leave us great doubt as to what the actual rights of the Parties are. The plaintiff claims $100 as damageg for attorney’s fees for procuring a dissolution of the injunction, but the petition contains no averment that the services were reasonably worth that amount. He also claims $100 for loss of time and for his trouble, and for money expended other than for attorney’s fees, but the petition contains no averment as to the value of his time or as to…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Langworthy v. McKelveySupreme Court of Iowa · 1868

3Cited by9 opinions

  1. Littleton v. BurgessWyoming Supreme Court · 1907
  2. L. Bucki & Son Lumber Co. v. Fidelity & Deposit Co. of MarylandCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1901
  3. Leonard v. Capital InsuranceSupreme Court of Iowa · 1897
  4. Chicago, Anamosa & Northern Railway Co. v. WhitneySupreme Court of Iowa · 1909
  5. McGraw v. LittleSupreme Court of Alabama · 1917

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