Hodges v. Tama County
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Tama District Court — Hon. Lot Thomas, Judge. This case was brought under section 3408 of the Code, which provides that “parties to a question of difference which might be the subject of a civil action, may, without action, present an agreed statement of the facts thereof to any court having jurisdiction of the subject-matter.”
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Appeal from Tama District Court — Hon. Lot Thomas, Judge. This case was brought under section 3408 of the Code, which provides that “parties to a question of difference which might be the subject of a civil action, may, without action, present an agreed statement of the facts thereof to any court having jurisdiction of the subject-matter.” Judgment was rendered in favor of the plaintiff, from which the defendant appeals, the trial judge having granted a certificate as provided in section 3173 of the Code.
1Opinion of the CourtGiven, J.
I. The question certified arises under chapter 70, Acts, Twentieth General Assembly, as amended by chapter 42, Acts, Twenty-second General Assembly, and is stated as follows: “Where a domes-' tic animal is injured by dogs whose owner is unknown, and the owner of said injured animal cares for said animal the best that could be done, in hopes of curing *579it, until after sixty days from the date of the injury by dogs, when, on account of such injuries, it became necessary to kill such injured animal, which was then done, and where the claim of said owner for compensation for said injury by dogs…
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