142 Iowa 284 | Iowa | 1909
The plaintiff purchased from one Whitehead a tract of land which was leased to one Fehl, and as part of the transaction received from Whitehead the rent note given hy Fehl for $245. In closing the deal plaintiff found it necessary to borrow the sum of $950 to complete the advance payment, and applied to the defendant or to the bank of which he was cashier for the accommoda
Counsel for appellant denounce the verdict of the jury as unconscionable, and the product of passion and the class prejudice which exists “in favor of the farmer against the man of means.” This court is not aware of the existence of such conditions, but if the time arrives (which we do not anticipate) when unconscionable advantage of borrowers becomes characteristic of men of means “class prejudice,” which counsel so earnestly deprecates, will not be entirely groundless.
We do not undertake to pass upon the truth of the matters in dispute between the parties now before us. The jury, organized to determine that question, has rendered its verdict, and, there being evidence to support the finding, we must respect it. The trial appears to have been a fair one, and no prejudicial error has been shown. The defendant’s motion to strike plaintiff’s amended abstract is denied.
The judgment appealed from is affirmed.