Supreme Court of Iowa October 3, 1901 (Johnston v. Gephart)

Given, C. J.

I. Plaintiff owned three promissory notes executed by Amy Owen to him, aggregating $575, and secured by mortgage on real estate. Amy Owen and John O’Donnell were co-partners in the undertaking business, with *453a stock worth $1,000 or $1,200, and occupied a room in a building owned by'the plaintiff under a lease from him.