Peterson v. Ball
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from. Clinton District Court. — Hon.W. F. Brannan, Judge. Action to recover wages assigned to plaintiff by one Charles Brown, who at the time of the assignment was, and fer some time thereafter continued to be, au employe of the defendant. There was an answer for defendant in several divisions.
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Appeal from. Clinton District Court. — Hon.W. F. Brannan, Judge. Action to recover wages assigned to plaintiff by one Charles Brown, who at the time of the assignment was, and fer some time thereafter continued to be, au employe of the defendant. There was an answer for defendant in several divisions. Plaintiff moved to strike oiat some of' the divisions of the answer, and, on the overruling of his motion, elected to stand thereon, and judgment was rendered for the defendant, from which plaintiff appeals
1Opinion of the CourtMcClain, J.
It is alleged in the petition that Charles Brown, being indebted to plaintiff on account, and being in the employ of defendant, executed and delivered to-plaintiff a written assignment of a portion of the wages' which should become due to him from defendant, suclr. assignment being in the following language: “Clinton,, Iowa, Dec. 2.1, 1898. Bor valuable consideration, I hereby assign, transfer and set over to J. M. Petersen the amount of $1.00 per week due me from my wages until May 1, 1899, and then $2.00 a week until Nov. 1, 1899, and so on until bill is paid up, the amount of one hundred…
2Cases cited1 opinion
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