Russell v. Pottawottamie County
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Pottawottamie District Court. Tuesday, July 26. Action upon several county warrants. Judgment for the plaintiffs; defendant appeals. The further facts are stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the Court
Cole, Ch. J.
The petition in this case was in the usual form. The original notice was in the form prescribed by the statute (Rev. § 2812), and was addressed “to Pottawottamie Co., Iowa;” it was returned “served on the within named defendant, Pottawottamie county, by reading the same to Hardwin J ones, county judge of said Pottawottamie county, and delivering to him a true copy thereof, all done in said county.” At the return term, attorneys appeared for defendant and filed a demurrer, which, upon argument, was overruled. The defendant, by the attorneys appearing, stood by the demurrer, and…
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