Legal Opinion

Hunt v. Coe

Supreme Court of Iowa

Decided October 13, 1863PublishedCited by 7 opinions

Appeal from Muscatine District Court. A SUIT brought to recover a balance claimed to be due upon a lease, in which the plaintiff failed, and comes here on various exceptions to certain rulings made by the Court on the trial. cited Collins v. Vandever, 1 Iowa, 573; Bennett v. Nye, 4 G. Greene, 410; Wither v. Paine, 1 Ohio, 251; Bari of Aylesford’s Case, 2 Strange, 783; Jones v. Peterman et al, 3 S. & R., 543; Grant v. Ramsey, 7 Ohio S. R., 157; Rev. 1860, § 2942; Aclcer,…

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Appeal from Muscatine District Court. A SUIT brought to recover a balance claimed to be due upon a lease, in which the plaintiff failed, and comes here on various exceptions to certain rulings made by the Court on the trial. cited Collins v. Vandever, 1 Iowa, 573; Bennett v. Nye, 4 G. Greene, 410; Wither v. Paine, 1 Ohio, 251; Bari of Aylesford’s Case, 2 Strange, 783; Jones v. Peterman et al, 3 S. & R., 543; Grant v. Ramsey, 7 Ohio S. R., 157; Rev. 1860, § 2942; Aclcer, Sheriff, v. Withered et al, 4 Hill, N. Y., 112. cited Westheimer v. Peacock, 2 Iowa, 531; Story Eq. Jur., § 762 ; Nbely.…

1Opinion of the CourtLowe, J.

First, It is complained that the Court erred in excluding the testimony of Geo. W. Hunt and Daniel Shupe. To understand the merits of the question involved in this assignment it will be necessary to explain the circumstances under which this testimony was offered. . On the 23d day of January, 1856, the witness, Hunt, who is the plaintiff in this action, leased, under a written contract, certain premises for the term of five years, to the firm of Hungerford, Wells & Shupe. Under this lease said firm occupied the- premises until the month of October, 1857, when Hungerford and Shupe sold out…

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  3. Thorp v. BradleySupreme Court of Iowa · 1888
  4. Des Moines & Denver Land & Tree Co. v. Polk County Homestead & Trust Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1890
  5. Olsen v. Peregoy & Moore Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1917

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