Davis & Atlee v. Card
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Lee District Court BILL OF EXCEPTIONS : CERTIFICATION OF EVIDENCE. Action to recover of defendant the amount of a subscription made by her to the stock of the Fort Madison, Farmington and Western Railway Company. Trial by the court; judgment for plaintiff, and defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtMiller, J.
The defense in this case is two-fold. Hirst. That the defendant never executed the subscription sued on. Second. Coverture. The principal ground relied on in this court for a reversal of the judgment is, that under the evidence the defendant, admitted to be a married woman, is not liable on the contract. '
The evidence given in the court below is not abstracted under the rules of this court, but the bill of exceptions, which purports to contain “ substantially all the evidence introduced in the case,” is set out in full in the printed record.
Under the former decisions of this court we cannot…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Jemmison v. GraySupreme Court of Iowa · 1870
- State v. LyonSupreme Court of Iowa · 1860
- McKenzie v. KitlerSupreme Court of Iowa · 1869
- Lea v. RoadsSupreme Court of Iowa · 1867
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