Board of Commissioners v. Wheeldon

WJieeldon sued for medical services, rendered to paupers between December 9,1854 and March 15,1855. The suit was commenced before a justice, where he had judgment. Trial, verdict, and judgment for plaintiff, in the Common Pleas..

*148The defendant, in the Common Pleas, moved to dismiss for want of a sufficient complaint, which was overruled. This presents the first point. The complaint shows, that the claim sued upon had been presented to the county board, where an allowance was refused. It does not show, that Wheeldon was employed, by the county authorities, to treat the poor; nor does it…