Warren v. Scott
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Tama Grrcuit Gou/rt, „ Action before a justice of tbe peace upon a note, as follows : “ $84.00. Tama City, Jume 27, 1870. “ September 15. — After date we promise to pay to tbe bearer, M. C. Murdough, $84, at Tama City, with ten per cent interest, value received. “John H. Scott, “ It. H. Belknap.” Judgment for plaintiff. Upon appeal to tbe circuit court, tbe cause was tried by jury, and verdict and judgment were rendered for defendants. Plaintiff appeals.
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Appeal from Tama Grrcuit Gou/rt, „ Action before a justice of tbe peace upon a note, as follows : “ $84.00. Tama City, Jume 27, 1870. “ September 15. — After date we promise to pay to tbe bearer, M. C. Murdough, $84, at Tama City, with ten per cent interest, value received. “John H. Scott, “ It. H. Belknap.” Judgment for plaintiff. Upon appeal to tbe circuit court, tbe cause was tried by jury, and verdict and judgment were rendered for defendants. Plaintiff appeals. Tbe necessary facts appear in tbe opinion.
1Opinion of the Court
Day, Ob. J.
i. amendment': after appeal, I. In tbe justice’s court tbe defendants made oral pleas, denying that plaintiff was tbe owner of tbe note or ha<l aD-y interest therein, and alleging that, pj-for to the commencement of the suit, no indorsement or other assignment of said instrument was made to plaintiff or to any other person. Upon tbe first day of tbe term of tbe circuit court tbe parties, through their respective attorneys, filed in tbe cause a stipulation, as follows: “It is hereby agreed by and between tbe parties to this suit, that tbe above cause shall stand for trial on…
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