Baker v. Johnson County
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Iowa Circuit Court. Action to recover compensation for services rendered by plaintiff in procuring proofs necessary to enable defendant to recover indemnity, in money and land scrip, due it for swamp lands sold by the general government witbin the county.
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Appeal from Iowa Circuit Court. Action to recover compensation for services rendered by plaintiff in procuring proofs necessary to enable defendant to recover indemnity, in money and land scrip, due it for swamp lands sold by the general government witbin the county. Plaintiff claims that he was employed by the defendant, as its agent, for tbe purpose of obtaining- such indemnity, and tbat be has performed certain services as sucb agent, for wbicb tbe amount claimed by him is justly due. Tbe plaintiff, in order to prove bis employment, as agent of tbe county, and tbe amount of compensation…
1Opinion of the CourtBeck, J.
The court instructed the jury, in substance, that the action of the board of supervisors, as set out in the record of then proceeding, constituted a contract in writing and was not, therefore, barred by the statute of limitations. This xuiling of the court is the foundation of the only error assigned and presented in argument by defendant’s counsel. Its consideration demands our attention.
1. A corporation acts only through its proper officers. Its action, like the action of individuals, requires the exercise of determination, of will, which, however, can only be exerted by those intrusted…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- White v. Polk CountySupreme Court of Iowa · 1864
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