Legal Opinion

Clark v. Ida County

Supreme Court of Iowa

Decided February 9, 1943No. 46087Published

1Opinion of the CourtSmith, J.

Plaintiff is a practicing attorney in defendant county. He was appointed by the district court of that county to represent a defendant under indictment for homicide. (Sections 13773, 13774, 13775, Code, 1939.) The present action is for the recovery of fees for services thereafter rendered by him in the supreme court pursuant t'o said appointment.

No question is raised here as to the performance of the service or its value. It is not necessary to review the evidence as no issue of fact is involved although fifty pages of abstract are devoted to setting out the testimony. Nor is it necessary to…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Spiesberger Bros. v. ThomasSupreme Court of Iowa · 1882
  2. State v. BehrensSupreme Court of Iowa · 1899
  3. Ryce v. Mitchell CountySupreme Court of Iowa · 1884
  4. Temple Lumber Co. v. LattnerSupreme Court of Iowa · 1930

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