103 Iowa 133 | Iowa | 1897
I. There is no dispute but that, in 1862, H. S. T. Jay did place in the hands of EL L. Tiffany a certain sum of money, claimed by the plaintiff to have been four hundred dollars', and by the defendant to have been but two hundred and fifty dollars. Plaintiff ■claims that this money was invested, and, with its accumulations, re-invested from time to time, by Tiffany, for the benefit of his sister, ¡and that the property purchased and standing, in her name was purchased therefor, and that, in addition thereto, Tiffany is liable for other sums realized from the investment of that money and its accumulations. It is contended on behalf of the defendant that Tiffany repaid all the money that hereceived, many years ago, in sums of money paid to his ■sister at different times, and two sewing machines furnished to her, and in support given to her and her son,