123 Iowa 195 | Iowa | 1904
It appears that tbe defendant, as publisher of a newspaper named the “Centerville Citizen,” in January, 1901, entered into an arrangement with one Sherman by which the latter was to secure advertisements for a special edition of the newspaper, which was to be printed by the defendant, the two to share equally in the gross receipts. The issuance of this special edition was delayed beyond the time originally contemplated, and in the meantime Sherman and his family had been boarding at a hotel owned and operated by the Continental Hotel Company, a corporation of which plaintiff was manager. On February 26th defendant executed the following instrument, which was delivered by Sherman to plaintiff: “This is to certify that I hereby guarantee payment to you the sum of One Hundred and Seventy and 45-100 dollars amount of J. F. Sherman and family indebtedness for hotel accommodations up to February 27, 1901. To be paid on publication of the Citizen’s forthcoming special edition.” Thereupon Sherman and his 'family, with whatever baggage and personal belongings they had, left the hotel, and no effort was made then or afterwards by plain" tiff to enforce the collection of the board bill against Sherman. On April 24th following, a special edition of the “Centerville Citizen” was published by defendant, containing advertising matter, some of which had been secured by Sherman, special copies being delivered to those who had made contracts therefor while Sherman was acting under the contract.
Appellant complains of the action of the court in directing a verdict for plaintiff for the amount named in the guaranty contract principally on these grounds: First, that plaintiff was not entitled to sue on the guaranty in his own name; second, that the guaranty was without consideration; third, that the contract of guaranty, in the light of the evidence introduced, did not conclusively establish any liability on the part of defendant; and, fourth, that plaintiff did not give notice of acceptance of the guaranty, or that the indebt- j, edness had not been paid by Sherman, the principal debtor.
V. Various assignments as to rulings on the admission of evidence are argued, but, as there was ample evidence which was unquestionably admissible to support the action of the court, and no evidence which was material, in the view which we have taken of the case, was excluded, it is not necessary to consider those assignments.
The judgment of the lower court is affirmed.