Reports of Cases in Law and Equity, Determined in the Supreme Court of the State of Iowa, Volume 64E. W. Stephens, 1885 - Law reports, digests, etc |
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
AFFIRMED alleged amount appellee assessment assignment authority bank bond Cedar Rapids certificate Chicago circuit court claim Code contract contributory negligence conveyance conveyed corporation counsel creditors damages debt decree defendant appeals defendant's demurrer determine district court Dubuque entitled error execution fact filed fraud garnishee grantor ground held husband indorsed injury instruction interest intoxicating Iowa Island & Pacific issued judge judgment jurisdiction jury Kline land liable lien liquors mechanic's lien ment Moines mortgage motion negligence notice objection OCTOBER 24 opinion Oskaloosa overruled owner Pacific R'y paid parties payment person petition plaint plaintiff plat pleaded possession premises proceedings promissory note purchase question railroad real estate reason record recover rendered rule sheriff sheriff's deed Smith McPherson sold statute of limitations sufficient sustained thereof tion Traer train trial TRIAL DE NOVO verdict Vimont void wife
Popular passages
Page 283 - Private property shall not be taken for public use without just compensation first being made, or secured to be made, to the owner thereof, as soon as the damages shall be assessed by a jury, who shall not take into consideration any advantages that may result to said owner on account of the improvement for which it is taken.
Page 278 - The credit of the State shall not in any manner be given, or loaned to, or in aid of any individual association or corporation...
Page 368 - The Bible shall not be excluded from any school or institution in this state, nor shall any pupil be required to read it contrary to the wishes of his parent or guardian.
Page 521 - The court may determine any controversy between parties before it, when it can be done without prejudice to the rights of others, or by saving their rights ; but when a complete determination of the controversy cannot be had without the presence of other parties, the court must order them to be brought in.
Page 648 - ... when such wrongs are in any manner connected with the use and operation of any railway on or about which they shall be employed, and no contract which restricts such liability shall be legal or binding.
Page 277 - In all the cases enumerated in the preceding section, and in all other cases where a general law can be made applicable, all laws shall be general, and of uniform operation throughout the State.
Page 746 - The court at every stage of the proceeding must disregard any error or defect in the proceeding which does not affect the substantial rights of the parties.
Page 21 - ... intent to deceive, made a false statement of the value of the property. The policy contains this provision : The " amount of such loss or damage is to be estimated according to the actual cash value at the time of the loss.
Page 744 - If an .action may be maintained against a plaintiff 'for the malicious prosecution of a suit without probable cause, why should not a right of action accrue against a defendant who defends without probable cause and with malice? The doctrine surely tends to discourage vexatious litigation, rather than to pro'mote it.
Page 623 - That the acknowledgments of all deeds, mortgages, or other instruments in writing, taken and certified previous to the passage of this act, and which have been admitted to record in the proper -counties in this State, be and the same are hereby declared to be legal and valid in all courts of law and equity in this State, anything in the laws of the Territory or the State of Iowa in regard to acknowledgments to the contrary notwithstanding.