City of Des Moines v. Hillis

I. The defendant W. O. Nillis, as police judge of the city of Des Moines, having jurisdiction thereof under the statutes of the State, tried certain criminal cases brought before him, for which he received fees as fixed by law, amounting to the sum of $480. Of this sum $98.45 were paid by the defendants in the cases and the balance was paid him by the county. This action is brought to recover the amount of these fees, the city claiming that they should have been paid by defendant Dito its treasury, while' defendant claims that under the law he is entitled to the money. ' Thisi statement…