Case Name: McDaniel v. Plumbe
Court: Iowa Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Iowa
Decision Date: 1851-07
Citations: 3 Greene 331
Docket Number: 
Parties: McDaniel v. Plumbe.
Judges: 
Reporter: Reports of Cases in Law and Equity, Determined in the Supreme Court of the State of Iowa
Volume: 3
Pages: 331–331

Head Matter:
McDaniel v. Plumbe.
A bill of discovery is subject to equity jurisdiction only, and cannot comer up for eoriuction of error at law.
Error to Dubuque District Court.
T. S.Wilson and P. Smith, for plaintiff in error.
T Davis and F. E. Dissdl, for defendant.

Opinion:
Opinion by
Greene, J.
Assumpsit on a promisory note. Plea, non-assumpsit, and want of consideration. Judgment for the plaintiff
So far as the record discloses the proceedings at law we can see no error in them. Put it is alleged that a bill of discovery was fled by the defendant to enable him to secure evidence in support of his plea of no consideration; that, the court dismissed this bill and thereby committed error. A bill of discovery could only be entertained on the chancery side of the court; consequently, a decision upon the bill could bo adjusted by appeal to this conrt, but could not bo brought by writ of error and corrected as a proceeding at law. Constitution, Art. (3. § 3; McPoland v. Fitzpatrick, 1 G. Greene, 543.
As no error is affirmatively shown by the record in this case, the judgment below must be affirmed.
Judgment affirmed.