Seevers v. Cleveland Coal Co.
Supreme Court of Iowa
■Appeal from Wapello District Court. — Hon. Frank W. Eichelbergbr, Judge. Action to recover an alleged balance due on salary for certain alleged reductions obtained by plaintiff on coal options secured for defendant, and commissions for the finding of a purchaser for certain lands owned by the defendant in this state. Defendant filed an answer tendering an issue on each of these claims and setting forth certain counterclaims against the plaintiff.
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■Appeal from Wapello District Court. — Hon. Frank W. Eichelbergbr, Judge. Action to recover an alleged balance due on salary for certain alleged reductions obtained by plaintiff on coal options secured for defendant, and commissions for the finding of a purchaser for certain lands owned by the defendant in this state. Defendant filed an answer tendering an issue on each of these claims and setting forth certain counterclaims against the plaintiff. This counterclaim was in two counts or divisions, and thereto plaintiff filed a reply in which he admitted part of the items thereof and denied and…
1Opinion of the CourtDeemer, J.
As plaintiff has not appealed, the first two counts of his petition are eliminated; the first by direction of the trial court, and the second by verdict of the jury. The jury found for plaintiff on the third count, and for the defendant on the two items of counterclaim, and, after deducting the allowances on the counterclaim, judgment was rendered against defendant in the sum of $15,357.86. Defendant’s motion for a new trial was overruled, and the court taxed one-half the costs to each party. The appeal challenges many rulings of the court during the trial, and it is claimed that defendant…
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