Jenckes v. Rice

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• “A promissory note is an unconditional written promise to pay absolutely and at all events a sum certain in money”
• if the intention to indemnify is apparent from the contract it will be construed as a contract of indemnity, even though the parties refer to it by some other name

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

8 cases in this archive cite this case.

• McNally & Nimergood v. Neumann-Kiewit Constructors, Inc.
  Supreme Court of Iowa· 2002-07-17· cited 31×
• Cochran v. Gehrke, Inc.
  N.D. Iowa· 2003-11-24· cited 7×
• Bullock v. Lewis
  Colorado Court of Appeals· 1912-04-15· cited 7×
• German American State Bank v. Bear
  Supreme Court of Kansas· 1922-05-06· cited 7×
• Cleland v. Hostetter
  New Mexico Supreme Court· 1905-02-24· cited 5×
• Will v. Marker
  Supreme Court of Iowa· 1904-02-06· cited 4×
• Kaydon Acquisition Corp. v. Custum Manufacturing, Inc.
  N.D. Iowa· 2004-02-11· cited 3×
• Bakey v. Moeller
  Supreme Court of Iowa· 1919-04-08· cited 3×

Cites

3 cases in this archive are cited by this case.

• Joliet Iron & Steel Co. v. Scioto Fire Brick Co.
  Illinois Supreme Court· 1876-09-15· cited 18×
• Whitteker v. Charleston Gas Co.
  West Virginia Supreme Court· 1880-05-04· cited 16×
• Cleghorn v. Minnesota Title Ins. & Trust Co.
  Supreme Court of Minnesota· 1894-05-25· cited 5×