Lewis v. Tilton
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Wapello District Court. It appears from the record in this case that the defendants were members, and constituted the executive committee, of the “Ottumwa Temperance Beform Club.” This organization was not an incorporated society or company, but was a mere voluntary association of persons. The executive committee of the club entered into a written contract with plaintiff, in the name of the club, for the lease of a hall for the use of the association.
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Appeal from Wapello District Court. It appears from the record in this case that the defendants were members, and constituted the executive committee, of the “Ottumwa Temperance Beform Club.” This organization was not an incorporated society or company, but was a mere voluntary association of persons. The executive committee of the club entered into a written contract with plaintiff, in the name of the club, for the lease of a hall for the use of the association. The club became delinquent in the payment of the rent of the hall, and owed a bill for gas. The plaintiff took an assignment of the…
1Opinion of the CourtRothrock, J.
O. D. Hendershott was counsel for the plaintiff in the court below, and had the principal management of the case. The defendants claim that, after the case was disposed of in the district court, they handed over to Hendershott certain subscriptions to the club, in compromise and settlement of the claim of the plaintiff, and that Hender-shott accepted the same for the plaintiff and as a compromise, and collected part of the subscriptions for the plaintiff; that the plaintiff accepted and. ratified this settlement, and is bound thereby. On the other hand, the plaintiff protests that he had no…
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