Legal Opinion

McCullough v. Reynolds

Supreme Court of Iowa

Decided December 10, 1917PublishedCited by 10 opinions

Appeal from Linn District Gourt. — John T. Moffit, Judge. Suit in equity for the foreclosure of a mortgage. The defendant pleaded payment of the mortgage debt. Decree for plaintiff, and the defendants Prymek appeal.

1Opinion of the CourtWeaver, J.

1. Principal and agent: powers of agent: evidence : course of conduct. It is not material in this statement to recite the facts attending the making of the mortgage in suit. It is sufficient that the mortgage debt was contracted in the name of the defendant Reynolds, and that, at the date of the mortgage, he held the title to the real estate in question. Afterward, the property was sold and conveyed to the defendant William Prymek, and in that transaction and in part consideration of said conveyance to him, he paid or attempted to pay the mortgage debt. In pursuance of that purpose, he went…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Campbell v. GowansUtah Supreme Court · 1909
  2. Johnston v. Milwaukee & Wyoming Investment Co.Nebraska Supreme Court · 1895
  3. Thomson v. SheltonNebraska Supreme Court · 1896
  4. Harrison v. LegoreSupreme Court of Iowa · 1899
  5. Noble v. NugentIllinois Supreme Court · 1878

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3Cited by10 opinions

  1. Sioux City Cattle Loan Co. v. LovrienSupreme Court of Iowa · 1924
  2. Shoemaker v. MinklerSupreme Court of Iowa · 1926
  3. Ritter v. PlumbSupreme Court of Iowa · 1927
  4. Whitney v. KrasneSupreme Court of Iowa · 1929
  5. Huismann v. AlthoffSupreme Court of Iowa · 1926

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