, 1876-06-21
IOWA SUPREME COURT DECISIONS,

| 4o"A oOthAAb NOultI OEElSluHSt
| Special Correspondence Of TAe Tribune.
Dks MONIES, 1A., juno 19,-A tcan ran away
In the streets of Algona, and against 4 wood
| pile. The driver was thrown out, and suffered
| injuries resulting ln the amputatlon Ut leg.
| IIo brought action against the town, md rccuv-
cred d Judgment fav $ll,000 which was reduced
| by the Court to 5000. Tie town appealcd.
and tho Supreme Court affirmed the Judgment
| Cittea und towns must keep their streets clcuf
Of INSTRUCTIONS.
Where dozen persons sell drink Of whisky
to person, from the effect Of which he bccorncs
Intoxicated nnd beats another, or destroys iii.
property, they arc wrong-locrs Jointly, and
sac!' y liable fos tue Injury donc BY Ill. They
tns @ ~ ". !, u. snea togsthcs, or one or nny nuu-
Code, scr. Si., Chup 83, Laws Fifteenth Gem
eral Assembly, pEpviding for listing and assrss-
men. OF "naiiGys aill credits VI private bank
eEs,' only Includes such moneys urd credits
as may be In thu possession, or under the co1i-
trol of tho owner, al.d docs nut include such "a
lle may be holding Us the mere custodian of
otlcFs"i Or, III othcr words, does not tnclulu
At t1,a Inst term Of Court, thu case Of smcd-
ley W.. Felt casno up here frun Biacls Hawk
county, wheEen tic plaintiff sought to eeruycr
t!e yaue Luz 81 plane Tie sife st up tint tic
Iaud The Court ieia that plano Y va ~ fals tns
ly.cxpense. aug, as such, tic husband a1,u wife
up ngaii ut this term III d garnisllec-prorcctl-
Ing, where tic plantiI Procured i judg-
tnent nguInst Mrs. Felt. nnd j. c. Gates
as garnislec, wllo held money as being part Of
who ilud deceased. The defcnduut claimed that
the debt was that Of lcr husband and not hers;
alll TINT the debt Of d wife cannot be- recovered
Hut % 9f poliry ot Insurance On thu life Of llus.
band: Iho Court holds that tic property OF
both husband and wife Is liable for fbr,ily-eY
pcilHes; that see. 1b3 Ut the Cotlo proyIIcs rx-
c'Hptton oniy as to debts Of tho party insured,
not Of Tue oie receiving the lnotiey Us The llus.
policy Issued. The proceeds Of endowment
policies arc also exempt from tile debts Of thu
party assured; but, II tho money should reach
% tug hanus 9f ats fepresgntatyes, tllsy beco1pe
the money III t'u lianda Of the garulshco to TIC
plaintiffs Judgment WINS affirmed,
Where y thrcshfng-iIlacllInc wns sold With
warranty TINT e Mas to do good work, or, II 1t
several trials nlsl repairs tho machine wus re-
turned, n!4 action brought for tialnngts by the
PurchaaeFs, causr1 by l0ss of time, cxpcnses Of
l,; t,A ~ s1:l Loss of crop by thy 1clay, the Court
tendant was to make the machfne gool as war
rantcd; hencu no damages could bu allowed Tor
delay. y was ordered tllat thp purchaser bc |
allowed the difference butwecn tie 1nachinu aY
IT WAS, and what 1t would haye been II It hud |
bccn Us wIrrautcd
WAcro purity w. convicted Of lasceny Of |
gree'lbaess, lie dcfc1,se set up that grcun6acks
wSfo not subjects of larceny under the statute
of .iarccny:a Held, that, wI!tc there was no
bank-slotcs under the laws Ut thIs Stats, there
are Under the laws OF tho United Statcs, and |
= gfcenbacks IL well known to dcsIgnate that /
ingney; therefore, groenbucks urc tho subjects
: In pn aetlon for damages ocainst n Railroad
Compnny, Tor the killing of an e,nploye on
sar. IT. tt; by bsn thrown from thu
defense !! set up that a Ha!lroad Company was not
liable tor the ucts of Construction Company;
llSil, TINT the running u special trains over
!s,roq,t .r1xl " 3 Construction Company, "a cum
taninE ut See. l,B07 Of thu Code, sufficient to
TX The liability for injuries to c,npioyea
FEDERAL LcouhT-rHIonlTr or uLAIA IN BANK
:. Q. u. Dodge, cos,tractor for conyjct.]nbor NJ
Fort Madison and other prsons failed, and ills
estate was put IN bankruptcy. The btate Of
iowa presented u claim for $1,000, mud c!aImcd
na ,a'4 hsfnrs a1es a. BntIEuptsy Set should y
10 nude. Tho act sets forth priority Of claims
Is followh; C.sts, c!ai,ns Ut fhe United States
md md statcs: Inc Assignee held that Congress
Judgs Love, Of tic district Court, deci,led tl,at
ne stnto WIS entitled to priority as cluin,el,
ind ordered tho debt pald.. Appeal was tnken
g 9,;i ihe United btatos Circuit Court, and Judge
Miller At]lrtlcd the decision Of Judge Love,
arHlEGFlKLD. ILL.,.
6ptcdai D:,patcA to 71s 7rtsunA
srn1NaflELn, ". Juny W.-In Tic Federal
lictrneat aaganst Ladoek G. Mitchell TOR en-.
'ezziing a valuable letter frum tlo mail. The |
irand Jury a'N! Que panel Of tho Petit Jury wero
discharged, and, as the funds will hold out no
LiurruW.
u, se.,;s9 sgss!os 6',,;Siss : ~ rirto4n.