Langford v. City of Doniphan

— This action originated before a justice of the peace. It is based on the following account filed before the justice:

Doniphan, Mo., February 1, 1892.

The City of Doniphan (successor to the Village of Doniphan), to James K. Dangford, Dr.

To seryiees as village clerk of the village of Doniphan, April 2, 1889, to May 2, 1890, at $2.50 per month — thirteen months... .$32 50

It appears by the transcript that the justice sustained a motion to dismiss the cause for the reason that another suit for the same cause of action against the' village of Doniphan was then pending in his court. The plaintiff…