Busch v. Tjentland
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Tama District Court. — B. F. Cummings, Judge. Action to recover compensation for services rendered and meals furnished. The defendant put in issue some of the allegations of the petition by denial or avoidance, and interposed a counterclaim in nine divisions. On trial, there was a verdict for plaintiff, and judgment entered thereon. The defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtLadd, J.
— Nine items made up plaintiff’s claim for a balance of $216.15. There Avere twelve items in defendant’s counterclaim, making up a demand for $1,716.66. All of those included in the pleadings, save the last two in the counterclaim, were such as might arise between a farmer and a person employed by him, and be likely to be sufficiently understood from their statement. In the two items, defendant sought to recover damages consequent on alleged slander of him by plaintiff in saying to others: (1) That defendant had dug out a public road; and (2) that defendant had stolen plaintiff’s chickens.…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Overhouser v. American Cereal Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1905
- Owen v. OwenSupreme Court of Iowa · 1867
- Capital City Brick & Pipe Co. v. City of Des MoinesSupreme Court of Iowa · 1907
- Snipps v. Minneapolis & St. Louis RailroadSupreme Court of Iowa · 1914
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- State v. WheelerSupreme Court of Iowa · 1933
- Baker v. DavisSupreme Court of Iowa · 1931