Stahl v. Board of Supervisors
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Ringgold District Court. — Thomas L. Maxwell, Judge. This is an appeal from the establishment on part of the defendant board of supervisors of the aforementioned drainage district.
1Opinion of the CourtSalinger, J.
I. The board of supervisors of Ringgold Countj consists of three members. The defendant Vorhies is one member. On the vote upon whether said drainage district should be established, one member of the board other than Vorhies voted “aye,” another member “ño,” and the defendant Vorhies voted “aye.” It is manifest, then, that the vote of Vorhies was decisive. The principal com*1343plaint of the appellant is that Vorhies was disqualified by interest, and that the court held him qualified so to act.
For the moment, omitting reference to exceptions to the rule, had Mr. Vorhies acted as the judge of a…
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