46 Iowa 455 | Iowa | 1877
In addition to the authorities cited in the foregoing quotation, see Adkinson et al. v. Keel, 25 Ala., 551; Evans v. Thomas, 2 Strange, 833; King v. Bolton, 1 Strange, 141. "We have no doubt that the power invoked in this case exists at common law, and that it is not dependent upon statutory provision.
Reversed.