Sanford v. Lee County
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Lee Circuit Court. The plaintiff, being a physician and surgeon, made certain post-mortem examinations at tlie request of the coroner of the county, and this action was brought to recover for the services performed.
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Appeal from Lee Circuit Court. The plaintiff, being a physician and surgeon, made certain post-mortem examinations at tlie request of the coroner of the county, and this action was brought to recover for the services performed. There were also certain preliminary examinations in criminal actions before justices of the peace, in which the respective justices appointed short-hand reporters, or other persons, to write out the testimony of the witnesses, and the plaintiff, as assignee of the persons appointed, seeks to recover the value of the services so rendered. There was a demurrer to the…
1Opinion of the Court
Seevers, I.
1, SERVICES : physician: post-mortem examination. I. As we understand it is averred in the petition, or admitted of record, that the post-mortem examinations were made under the direction of the coroner, and that h-e certified the amount charged therefor was reaSonable, and recommended the same to be *149allowed by the board of supervisors. This recommendation amounts to an allowance or approval of the amount charged as provided in section 368 of the Code. The board of supervisors disregarded the amount allowed by the coroner, and allowed only a portion of such amount, which the…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- White v. Polk CountySupreme Court of Iowa · 1864
- Cushman v. Washington CountySupreme Court of Iowa · 1876
3Cited by4 opinions
- Broyles v. Mahaska CountySupreme Court of Iowa · 1931
- Stone v. Marion CountySupreme Court of Iowa · 1889
- Moser v. Boone CountySupreme Court of Iowa · 1894
- Smith v. Cherokee CountySupreme Court of Iowa · 1934