Cloyd v. County of Vermilion

Appellee, F. N. Cloyd, a physician, sued appellant, the county of Vermilion, for the value of medical and surgical services he had rendered to two persons. The county filed a motion in the nature of a demurrer asking that the complaint be dismissed. The motion was overruled, the county elected to stand by its motion, evidence was heard and a judgment rendered in favor of appellee for $366. The county appealed directly to this court for the reason that its motion challenged the constitutionality of section 24 of the Pauper act, (Smith’s Stat. 1933, chap. 107, par. 25, p. 2180; Cahill’s Stat.…