Board of Commissioners v. Chitwood

Chitwood and Porter presented a claim to tbe board of commissioners of Fayette county for medical services rendered by them to a pauper. The board refused to allow the claim. Erom that decision, they appealed to the Circuit Court, where there was a trial by jury, verdict for the plaintiffs, new trial refused, and judgment. The record contains the evidence.

It is assigned for error that the cause was submitted to a jury, when it should have been tried by the Court. There was no error in this. Section 36, p. 230, 1 R. S. *5051852, provides that an appeal from á decision of the board of…