Bay v. Monroe County
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from, Appanoose District Court. — HoN. T. M. Fee, Judge. Located in Pleasant township, Monroe county, is the village of Coalfield, containing a population of about two hundred people, mostly colored, whose chief industry is that of mining coal. In December, 1899, smallpox broke out, and on the 14th of that month plaintiff was employed by the board of health of the township to vaccinate all unable to pay therefor themselves.
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Appeal from, Appanoose District Court. — HoN. T. M. Fee, Judge. Located in Pleasant township, Monroe county, is the village of Coalfield, containing a population of about two hundred people, mostly colored, whose chief industry is that of mining coal. In December, 1899, smallpox broke out, and on the 14th of that month plaintiff was employed by the board of health of the township to vaccinate all unable to pay therefor themselves. Later he was employed by the board to treat impecunious patients suffering from the disease at the price of $25 per day, beginning December 19th. This was reduced…
1Opinion of the CourtLadd, J.
The propriety of the allowance for vaccination and the expenses incident thereto is not questioned. The answer first filed concedes that plaintiff rendered services for the time claimed, but pleads an allowance of $10 per day, and the tender of a warrant for that amount, alleging this the full value of the services rendered. In *304an amendment to the answer, it is further alleged that the price agreed upon was excessive, and that the reasonable value of plaintiff’s services was no more than $10 per day; that he failed to enter the houses in visiting the patients and give them proper treatment,…
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