Legal Opinion

Donnell v. Braden

Supreme Court of Iowa

Decided December 23, 1886PublishedCited by 6 opinions

Appeal from Mahasha District Court. The plaintiff is the administrator of the estate of Nancy Braden, and, as such, brought this action on certain promissory notes, and to foreclose a mortgage given to secure the same. There was a judgment for the plaintiff, and defendants appeal.

1Opinion of the CourtSeevers, J.

I. The notes and mortgage upon which judgment is asked were at one time the property of William 1. witness: competency, wfcifonede-ceased. Loughridge, and the intestate purchased them from him. The defendant was a witness in his own behalf, and he testified, against the objections of the defendant, that at the time the intestate purchased the notes, and paid Loughridge therefor, he had given the intestate $4-25 with which to make the purchase, and that the same constituted a part of the money paid for the notes, which were assigned to the intestate by Loughridge. The appellee contends that…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Karney v. PaisleySupreme Court of Iowa · 1862
  2. Ivers v. IversSupreme Court of Iowa · 1883

3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Wylie v. CharltonNebraska Supreme Court · 1895
  2. In Re Estate of CusterSupreme Court of Iowa · 1941
  3. In re Probate of the Will of MartinSupreme Court of Iowa · 1913
  4. Peacock v. GleesenSupreme Court of Iowa · 1902
  5. Nelson v. NelsonSupreme Court of Iowa · 1954

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