Farmers Savings Bank v. Burr Forbes & Son
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Union District Court. — Hon. H. E. Evans, Judge. Action upon two promissory notes executed by the Arispe Mercantile Company to Burr Forbes & Son. The notes were also signed by Burr Forbes, president, and Frank Forbes, secretary. They also purport to have been indorsed in blank “Burr Forbes & Son.” Plaintiff brought action upon the first of these notes, alleging that they were indorsed and delivered to it by Burr Forbes & Son. This was denied by Burr Forbes & Son.
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Appeal from Union District Court. — Hon. H. E. Evans, Judge. Action upon two promissory notes executed by the Arispe Mercantile Company to Burr Forbes & Son. The notes were also signed by Burr Forbes, president, and Frank Forbes, secretary. They also purport to have been indorsed in blank “Burr Forbes & Son.” Plaintiff brought action upon the first of these notes, alleging that they were indorsed and delivered to it by Burr Forbes & Son. This was denied by Burr Forbes & Son. Thereupon plaintiff added a second count alleging that the note in suit was in renewal of another and previous one for…
1Opinion of the CourtDeemer, J.
The case has once been in this court and an opinion was filed which wil be found in 139 Iowa, 246. Reference is made to that opinion for a more particular statement of the case. The sole question which arises on this appeal is the correctness of the judgment ordered by the trial court upon the answers to the special interrogatories submitted to the jury. The court submitted to the jury four forms of verdict, one of which was to be signed *629by the foreman and returned as the general verdict of the jury. The first of these contemplated a finding in favor of plaintiff against the Arispe Mercantile…
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