Curry v. District Township of Sioux City
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Woodhv/ry District Court. Action upon a bond for tlie payment of one thousand dollars, purporting to be issued by the defendant in satisfaction of a judgment against it. There was a trial by jury, and a verdict and judgment for the plaintiff. Defendant appeals,
1Opinion of the CourtRothrock, J.
The defendant by its answer denied specifically nearly every allegation of the petition. Among other 1. evidence: school dis-ture ¿ot de-oath. defenses, it was denied that the bond was.made and issued by-the defendant. The answer was not under oath. The plaintiff introduced evidence, from which it appears that there were certain j udg-ments against the defendant, and the bond recites that it was issued in satisfaction of a judgment. The signature of the secretary of the district township to the bond was shown to be genuine, and, as the bond is a written instrument for the payment of money,…
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