State Ex Rel. Gibson v. Story County
Supreme Court of Iowa
1Opinion of the CourtWagner, J.
— This is a contest between Story County and Jasper County as to their liability for the costs and expenses-attending the commitment, investigation, care, and support of W. M. Robinson, an insane person, in one of the hospitals for the insane. The action was brought by the attorney-general, under the provisions of Section 3592 of the Code of 1924, which provides that, when a dispute arises between different counties, or between the board of control and a county, as to the legal settlement of a person committed to a state hospital for the insane, the attorney-general, at the request of the…
2Cases cited4 opinions
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