Amy v. The Supervisors
Supreme Court of the United States
Amy having obtained a judgment for money against Desmoines County, Iowa, in the Circuit Court for the District of Iowa, and not being paid, procured from the same eoui’t a mandamus against Burkholder, and several others, the supervisors of the county, to compel the levy of a tax. The mandamus not being obeyed, he sued them personally. They set up certain defences, to which he demurred. The court overruled the demurrer, and he brought the case here.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Swayne
stated the ease particularly, and delivered the opinion of the court.'
This is a writ of error to the Circuit Court of the United States for the District of Iowa.
The plaintiff in error was the plaintiff in the court below. The declaration contains two counts. The first count alleges substantially that the plaintiff recovered a judgment against the county of Desmoines in the said Circuit Court; that afterwards such proceedings were had that a peremptory writ of mandamus was issued from that court and duly served upon the defendants as supervisors of said count}1, whereby they were commanded to…
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