Polk County v. Sherman
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Polk District Court. — Hon. W. F. Conrad, Judge. Action at law, to recover an amount alleged to have been wrongfully obtained from the plaintiff, by the defendant, Sherman. A demurrer to one of the three divisions of the answer was overruled, and there was a trial by the court without a jury, which resulted in a judgment in favor of the defendants, for costs. The plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtRobinson, J.
In March, 1894, the defendant, Amos W. Brandt, then auditor of the plaintiff, issued to his co-defendant, Hoyt Sherman, a warrant on the treasurer of the county, for the sum of one hundred and thirty-four dollars and sixty-four cents,which was paid to Sherman. This action is brought to recover that sum. The facts which led to the issuing of the warrant were substantially as follows: In the year 1894, Sherman was the owner of a tract of eighty acres of land, situate within the corporate limits of the city of Des Moines. In March, of that year, he appeared at the office of the county treasurer…
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