Wayt v. Meighen
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Sac District Court. — Hon. \F. M. Powers, Judge. The defendant appeals from the ruling of the district court reversing a judgment of dismissal for want of jurisdiction entered by the justice of the peace.
1Opinion of the CourtLadd, J.
On April 7, 1908, the defendant, a resident of Buena Vista County, executed an order for a monument to be “delivered at Newell Cemetery about July or as soon as convenient thereafter, for which I agree to pay ($285) two hundred and eighty-five dollars, on delivery or give approved note due one year payable at Sac City, Iowa, and attorney fees if action is commenced. I also agree to furnish material for foundation if I have one put in. It is agreed that any justice of the peace may have jurisdiction on this order.” Notice claiming of her the purchase price “as justly due them on your…
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