Reints v. Uhlenhopp
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Butler District Court. — Hon. J. J. Clark, Judge. The action was originally brought upon a promissory note for $11,000, upon which it was claimed defendant, with one H. Sherman, were sureties for J. F. Schuirmann, principal. Defendant pleaded that his signature to the note was a forgery, and was affixed without his knowledge, or authority.
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Appeal from Butler District Court. — Hon. J. J. Clark, Judge. The action was originally brought upon a promissory note for $11,000, upon which it was claimed defendant, with one H. Sherman, were sureties for J. F. Schuirmann, principal. Defendant pleaded that his signature to the note was a forgery, and was affixed without his knowledge, or authority. Plaintiff thereupon filed a second count to its petition, wherein it was alleged that the $11,000 note was given in renewal of a prior note for $10,000 signed by defendant and Henry Sherman as sureties for J. F. Schuirmann as principal. The name…
1Opinion of the CourtDeemer, C. J.
Under the name of the German Land Company, J. E. Schuirmann, J. J. Uhlenhopp, and J. D. Miller were engaged in the land business in Iowa, Minnesota, and other states, and the parties named also had some individual business which each was conducting independent of the partnership. On January 2, 1903, plaintiffs were engaged in the banking business under the name of the Exchange Bank, and as such they loaned to Schuirmann and J. J. Uhlenhopp or to Schuirmann the sum of $10,000, taking a note signed by both Schuirmann and Uhlenhopp and by Henry Sherman and defendant John Uhlenhopp, as sureties.…
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