Leinbach v. Board of County Commissioners

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Dawson, J.:

The plaintiff, who was a physician and surgeon, at the request of the trustee of Mill Creek township, Pottawatomie county, rendered professional services to Mervia Hahn, a poor, moneyless,and friendless person who was lying ill at Onaga with an acute attack of appendicitis. The defendant board refused to pay plaintiff's charges therefor; hence this lawsuit. The issues were joined, and after plaintiff’s counsel had stated the case and some *348admissions had been made by counsel, defendant’s motion for judgment was sustained. The statement of…