Calhoun County v. McCrary
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Calhoun District Court. — Hon. M. E. Hutchinson, Judge. Action in equity for an accounting for certain moneys alleged to have been collected and received by the defendant in his official capacity as treasurer of the plaintiff county and for recovery of such sum or sums upon his official bond. The issues were tried to the court and the petition ordered dismissed. Plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtWeaver, C. J.
The defendant McCrary is a former treasurer of Calhoun county. It is the claim of the plaintiff that said defendant in pursuance of his official duty received payment of two certain items of tax or special assessment *457levied for the benefit of a certain drainage district for which moneys he has made no proper accounting and has converted the same to his own use. The collections in question aggregate $943.25 and were evidenced by receipts numbered, respectively, 1,315 and 1,316. They are also designated in the record as Exhibits B and C. The defendant admits the collection of said items, but…
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