Supreme Court of Iowa December 19, 1861 (Trustees of Iowa College v. Hill)

Wright, J.

This case has been very fully argued by counsel; seldom have we found one more so. We have examined it with great care, and now proceed to state our conclusions, without much elaboration of the points made.

Three questions of fact, under the instructions of the court, were presented for the determination of the jury: First, Was the note obtained without consideration ?