Parkins v. Alexander
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Taylor District Court. — Hon. W. H. Ted-ford, Judge. Action at law commenced in justice’s court. A judgment was rendered by that court in favor of the plaintiff; an appeal was taken; .and the judgment was affirmed by the district court. The defendant appeals'.
1Opinion of the CourtRobinson, J.
— This cause is submitted for our consideration on a certificate of the trial judge, which shows the following facts: “The plaintiff is a minor, and *75commenced this action in his own name. The defendant pleaded in justice’s court, in abatement, that the plaintiff was a minor, and had not legal capacity to maintain this action in his own name. The plaintiff, in reply, admitted that he was a minor, but stated that he had been emancipated by his father and given his time, and therefore had capacity to sue in his own name. Judgment was rendered against the defendant for $10 and costs, and he…
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