Legal Opinion
Conger v. Crabtree
Supreme Court of Iowa
Decided May 25, 1893PublishedCited by 10 opinions
Appeal from Polk District Court. — Hon. C. P. Holmes, Judge. Action to recover au amount alleged to be due on a promissory note. After the evidence for the defendant had been introduced, the court sustained a motion • of the plaintiff tó direct a verdict in his favor. A verdict was returned as directed for the amount of the note, and judgment was rendered thereon in favor of the plaintiff. The defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtRobinson, C. J.
The note in suit as it appeared on the trial is in words and figures as follows:
•“$100.00. Des Moines,- Iowa, Sept. 3, 1889.
“Six months after date, for value received, I promise to pay to S. E. McCreary, M. D., or order, one hundred (100) dollars, at Des Moines, Iowa, with interest at ten per cent, per annum, payable annually, and interest in arrears shall draw ten' per cent, interest till paid; and in case of nonpayment of interest when due the whole sum of principal and interest to become due and -collectible at the holder’s option. And, in any action that may be brought for any sum under…
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