Serry v. Knepper
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Woodbury District Court. — Hon. Scott M. . Ladd, Judge. Action to recover damages for the alleged wrongful detention of two promissory notes. The case was tried to the court, and judgment rendered in favor of the plaintiff against the defendants, the Northwestern National Bank and John Scott, Jr., from which judgment said defendants appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtGiven, J.
John. J. Serry, then the owner of the notes in’question, did, on the fourteenth day of January, 1894, assign said notes to Isaac Miller, by an agreement in writing, as follows: “January 14, 1894. I hereby deposit two notes, — one for the sum of $197, the other for the sum of $157.45, — as security for the payment of $49 for horse feed and board for three horses until February 1, 1895. Upon the payment of the above to Isaac Miller, the above notes to be returned to J. J. Serry. John J. Serry. Isaac Miller.” Serry not being willing that Miller should hold the notes, it was agreed that they…
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