Washington County v. Jones
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Washington District Court. This action was commenced to recover an alleged balance of $5,000 which it was claimed was due tbe plaintiff^ for the failure of defendant to pay over and account for certain money which came into his hands as clerk of the District and Circuit Courts.
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Appeal from Washington District Court. This action was commenced to recover an alleged balance of $5,000 which it was claimed was due tbe plaintiff^ for the failure of defendant to pay over and account for certain money which came into his hands as clerk of the District and Circuit Courts. There was an answer and cross-demand filed by defendant, and there were substituted pleadings, and by consent of the parties the cause was referred and trial had before the referee, who made a report which was unsatisfactory to both parties. The court modified the report and rendered a judgment in favor of…
1Opinion of the CourtEothrock, J.
l. practice: fmiuwatoCe: make. 1. After the order of reference was made, and on the 2d day of December, 1875, the defendant served a notice on the chairman of the Board of Supervisors that the case would be called for trial before the referee on the 16th day of the same month. The service of the notice was accepted in writing, and the chairman of the board informed plaintiff’s attorneys that he had been so notified. .On account of some conversation and negotiation between plaintiff’s attoi'neys and defendant, said attorneys did not appear before the referee, and the cause was tried' in their…
2Cases cited1 opinion
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