Collins v. Lucas County
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Lucas Circuit Court. Action to recover for medical services rendered by plaintiff' to a pauper. The services were rendered at the request of the trustees of the township where the pauper resided. The-plaintiff’s bill was presented to the board of supervisors, who refused to allow the same.
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Appeal from Lucas Circuit Court. Action to recover for medical services rendered by plaintiff' to a pauper. The services were rendered at the request of the trustees of the township where the pauper resided. The-plaintiff’s bill was presented to the board of supervisors, who refused to allow the same. The defendant, for answer,, denies the rendition of the services, and further says that the defendant has a poor-house, and has always been able, ready and willing to care for all indigent poor applying for aid; that application for aid was never made in this case; and defendant further says…
1Opinion of the CourtAdams, J.
l. services: ■paupeí!111' Section 1866 of the Code provides that “all claims and bills for the care and support of the poor shall be certified to be correct by the proper trustees, andpresentedto the board of supervisors.” The plaintiff’s bill was not so certified. It is insisted, therefore, that he should not be allowed to recover.
Conceding that this case is within the purview of the section above cited, we think it was competent for the board to waive the trustees’ certificate if satisfied of the truth of all that the certificate would show, and in our opinion they did waive the certificate…
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