Resner v. Carroll County
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Crawford District Court.— IIoN. Z. A.. Ci-iuech, Judge. Plaiittiee is a physician residing in the town of Manning, Carroll county. In February, 1902, he was called upon by the local board of health to attend one Nose, transiently in said town, and afflicted with smallpox.
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Appeal from Crawford District Court.— IIoN. Z. A.. Ci-iuech, Judge. Plaiittiee is a physician residing in the town of Manning, Carroll county. In February, 1902, he was called upon by the local board of health to attend one Nose, transiently in said town, and afflicted with smallpox. Having completed the service, he presented his bill, amounting to $240.50, to the local board, and such bill was taken up at a meeting thereof held on April 5, 1902, and on motion was approved and ordered referred to the county board of supervisors. The clerk of the local board handed the bill, with others, to a…
1Opinion of the Court
Bishop, J.—
i. Contagious physician; °f countyf °f At the close of the evidence defendant moved for a directed verdict, one of the grounds therefor being that the acceptance by plaintiff of the amount allowed by the county board operated as a settlement ^11^. of his demand against the county. This motion was overruled, and the case was submitted to the jury upon the sole question as to whether or not it had been made to appear that neither Kose no-r those liable for his support were financially able to pay for the services rendered to him. The statute in force at the time the services were…
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