Section 438.1 – Money of Account.
438.1 Money of account. Sec. 1. The money of account of this state, shall be the dollar, cent, and mill; and all accounts in the public offices, and all other public accounts, and all proceedings in courts, shall be kept and had in conformity with this regulation. History: R.S. 1846, Ch. 34 ;– CL 1857, […]
Section 438.2 – Reduction of Monetary Units to Standard Units.
438.2 Reduction of monetary units to standard units. Sec. 2. Nothing contained in the preceding section, shall vitiate or affect any account, charge or entry, originally made, or any note, bond, or other instrument expressed in any other money of account; but the same shall be reduced to dollars and parts of a dollar, as […]
Section 438.5 – Holder in Due Course; Recovery.
438.5 Holder in due course; recovery. Sec. 5. In any action brought on any bill of exchange or promissory note payable in money, and to order or bearer, originally given or made for or upon any usurious consideration or contract, if it shall appear that the plaintiff became, in good faith the indorsee or holder […]
Section 438.7 – Interest on Verdicts.
438.7 Interest on verdicts. In all actions founded on contracts express or implied, whenever in the execution thereof any amount in money shall be liquidated or ascertained in favor of either party, by verdict, report of referees, award of arbitrators, or by assessment made by the clerk of the court, or by any other mode […]