Guanella v. Pottawattamie County
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Council Bluffs Superior Court. — Hon. E. E. Aylesworth, Judge. Action to recover fees alleged to have been earned by the plaintiff as city marshal in criminal cases. A demurrer to the petition was overruled, and, the defendant refusing to plead further, judgment was rendered in favor of the plaintiff for the amount of his claim. The defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtRobinson, J.
The petition alleges that the plaintiff, as marshal of the city of Council Bluffs, per*37formed services and earned fees in criminal cases, in •which the state of Iowa was the plaintiff, to the amount •of four hundred and eighty-three dollars and sixty-five cents, and judgment for that amount, with interest, is demanded. • Section 536 of the Code prescribes certain powers and duties of the city marshal, and provides that “he shall have, in the discharge of his proper •duties, like powers, be subject to like responsibilities, and shall receive the same fees, as sheriffs and constables in similar…
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