Legal Opinion
Chapin v. Brown Bros.
Supreme Court of Iowa
Decided June 1, 1891PublishedCited by 16 opinions
Appeal from Buena Vista District Court. — Hon. Lot Thomas, Judge. Action at law to' recover one hundred and fifty dollars damages, and for an injunction to restrain the defendants from pursuing the business of buying butter at Storm Lake, in Buena Yista county. Application for a temporary injunction was made to the judge in vacation. The defendants appeared and filed objections to the granting of the writ. The objections were sustained, and the plaintiffs appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtRothrock, J.
It appears from the petition that in the month of March, 1890, the plaintiffs entered into a written agreement with the defendants and other parties. The following is a copy of said agreement:
“ We, the undersigned grocerymen of Storm Lake, finding the business of purchasing butter of farmers and handling the same very burdensome, and of material loss to us, and believing the same could be handled as advantageously by persons who would make butter buying and handling an exclusive business, and whereas the firm of D. & E. Chapin, through their agent, assure us of their ability to handle butter…
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