Spinning v. County of Pierce

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Scott, C. J.

The plaintiff brought this action to recover from the county upon a number of assigned claims for money paid into its treasury by the sheriff, the same having been, demanded and received as a commission on sales which, under the subsequent ruling of this court in Soderberg v. King Bounty, 15 Wash. 194 (45 Pac. 785, 55 Am. St. Rep. 878), were not lawful charges. The court sustained a demurrer to each cause of action pleaded, except the second, and, as to that, awarded the plaintiff judgment, and both parties have appealed.

The demurrer was…