Legal Opinion

Taylor v. Woodbury County

Supreme Court of Iowa

Decided October 20, 1898PublishedCited by 6 opinions

Appeal from Woodbury District Court. — Hon. Gf. W. Wakefield, Judge. Action to recover for medical and surgical services rendered a pauper patient at the request of township trustees. There was a judgment for plaintiff, and defendant appeals.—

1Opinion of the Court

Waterman, J.-

No question is made but the services were rendered, and the evidence, we think, shows that the amount allowed therefor is reasonable.

1 I. The first point made by appellant that deserves notice is that plaintiff was never authorized to render service to the patient, one Anderson, by the township trustees. Anderson was a resident of Liberty township, in defendant county. It appears without dispute that, at different times, two of the trastees requested plaintiff to attend him. It is claimed, however, that what was said by them was in their personal capacity, and not as officers of *504'…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Lacy v. County of KossuthSupreme Court of Iowa · 1898
  2. Hardin County v. Wright CountySupreme Court of Iowa · 1885
  3. Mansfield v. Sac CountySupreme Court of Iowa · 1882
  4. Gawley v. Jones CountySupreme Court of Iowa · 1882
  5. Mussel v. Tama CountySupreme Court of Iowa · 1887

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Bay v. Monroe CountySupreme Court of Iowa · 1903
  2. Case v. Davis CountySupreme Court of Iowa · 1911
  3. Hoskins v. Woodbury CountySupreme Court of Iowa · 1910
  4. Lacy v. Monona CountySupreme Court of Iowa · 1918
  5. Sawyer v. Wapello CountySupreme Court of Iowa · 1911

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