DuBois v. City of Oskaloosa

The plaintiff’s petition, filed May 2, 1939, asserts that, on April 1, 1933, he became employed by the defendant City of Oskaloosa as city health officer for a term of 2 years expiring April 1, 1935, at an annual salary of $900 per year, to be paid in semimonthly installments, as fixed by a city ordinance; that, in violation of the ordinance, plaintiff was paid at the rate of $600 per year; he demanded judgment for the difference between the amount of his salary, as fixed by the ordinance, and the amount which was paid to him, with interest and costs.

The defendant filed a demurrer, which…