Allison v. King
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Jones Disi/riet Court. This is an action for tbe conversion of a promissory note. A suit for tbe recovery of tbe amount of tbe note against the maker was heretofore in this court. See Allison et al. v. Barrett' (16 Iowa, 278) for facts connected with the ease that may not be given herein.
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Appeal from Jones Disi/riet Court. This is an action for tbe conversion of a promissory note. A suit for tbe recovery of tbe amount of tbe note against the maker was heretofore in this court. See Allison et al. v. Barrett' (16 Iowa, 278) for facts connected with the ease that may not be given herein. It appears from the record in this action, by an admission of the parties, that the suit against Barrett was settled, and he discharged from liability to plaintiffs, upon the payment of sixty dollars. The other facts necessary to a proper understanding of the points decided, will appear in the…
1Opinion of the CourtBeok, J.
i newtbiai,mSmtastructions. I. The first three assignments of error, it is presumed, are directed to the decision of the District ^ourt ^11 overruling defendant’s motion for a new fi’ialj which was based on the ground .¡.p^ yer¿iet was contrary to the evidence and in disregard of the instructions of the court. It is urged that the verdict is in an amount greater than was warranted by the evidence under these instructions. Upon examination of the record, we are satisfied that this objection is not well taken. The court instructed the jury that if they found the plaintiffs were entitled to…
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- Greither v. AlexanderSupreme Court of Iowa · 1863
- Allison v. BarrettSupreme Court of Iowa · 1864
- Frost v. ShawSupreme Court of Iowa · 1860
- Powell v. HuntSupreme Court of Iowa · 1860
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- Carmichael v. BodfishSupreme Court of Iowa · 1871