Hawes v. Twogood
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Delaware District Court. Action on a promissory note. The answer set up as a defense: 1. Failure of consideration; 2. Damages for a breach of the covenant of warranty. Defendants appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtWeight, J.
It is objected by the appellees that two of tbe errors assigned are not as specific as required by law and the rule of this court. These assignments are stated thus: lsí. The court erred in admitting improper and incompetent testimony; 2d. There was error in the instructions to the jury.
The 18th Rule of the court, and § 3546 of the Revision, provide that: “An assignment of error need follow no stated form, but must, in a way as specific as the case will allow, point out the very error objected to. Among several points in a demurrer, or instructions or rulings on an excep- ■ tion, it must…
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