Wing v. Glick
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Jones District Court. This action was brought to recover of the defendants, W. .H. Glick and I. B. Southwick, as makers of a contract which is in these words: “State of Iowa, County of Jones, ) Township of Hale.
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Appeal from Jones District Court. This action was brought to recover of the defendants, W. .H. Glick and I. B. Southwick, as makers of a contract which is in these words: “State of Iowa, County of Jones, ) Township of Hale. “Mr. 8. J. Winy, 132 South-Clarke St., Chicago, III.- “Dear Sir: Please deliver to W. H. Glick at his residence nine sets of national business and primary charts at $36.00 per set,: $321.00, and. we agree to pay for said goods on the first day of March, 1879, with interest at six per cent after due. “I. JB. Southwick, W. IT. Glick, Sec’y School Board. Pres. School Board.”…
1Opinion of the Court
Adams, Ch. J.
x. contract : madsbyoftiatfo?if-0per-or' sonai liability The defendants were allowed to show by parol evidence that the contract was executed as the contract of the District Township of Hale. The plaintiff _ x insisfs that the court erred in allowing such evi¿611(36) because the effect was to add to the terms, and change the effect of, a written instrument.
■ It will be'observed that the District Township of Hale is not mentioned in the contract, nor are any words, letters or abbreviations used with the design of indicating such district township. Most clearly such district…
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