Church v. St. Paul & Northern Pacific Railway Co.

This action was brought to recover for services as clerk of the district court in searching the records of the court for the purpose of ascertaining whether or not there were judgment liens against each or any of 88 different persons whose names were furnished him by defendant on nine different orders at nine different times. The court was asked to charge the jury that the plaintiff was entitled to 20 cents for searching the files and records of the court for each year in respect to judgments against each person whose name was so furnished him. The court refused to so charge, but did charge…