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Bremer County v. Curtis

Supreme Court of Iowa

Decided June 16, 1880PublishedCited by 13 opinions

Appeal .from Bremer Qireidt Court. The plaintiff filed in said court the following claim: “ Claim of Bremer county, Iowa, against S. II. Ourtis, the admistrator of the estate of Julia Oresmeyer, deceased: Date.

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Appeal .from Bremer Qireidt Court. The plaintiff filed in said court the following claim: “ Claim of Bremer county, Iowa, against S. II. Ourtis, the admistrator of the estate of Julia Oresmeyer, deceased: Date. Dr. To amounts paid at sundry times for board and care of said deceased as a pauper, from December 7, 1875, to September 9,1878............. $372.55 Amount paid for washing during sickness....... 2.75 Amount paid for meat in sickness.............. 3.10 Total................................ $378.70 Duly verified under oath by county auditor, and filed as a claim against the…

1Opinion of the CourtSeevers, J.

i estate • statemeutnst:" filed-I. It is deemed unnecessary to set out at length the grounds of demurrer. The claim filed stands for, a:ac^ ™ ^e place °f; a petition, and must be regarded as a statement of the cause of action, as under the statute no petition is required to be filed. It shows on its face the deceased was a pauper at the time the supplies were furnished, and it must be presumed said deceased was legally entitled thereto. If the support was obtained by fraud, it should have been stated in the petition or claim filed.

2. PAOTEKs: by county: recovery from estate.

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2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Inhabitants of Deer-Isle v. EatonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1815

3Cited by13 opinions

  1. County of Alameda v. JanssenCalifornia Supreme Court · 1940
  2. County of Los Angeles v. Security First National BankCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1948
  3. Chariton National Bank v. WhicherSupreme Court of Iowa · 1914
  4. University of Chicago v. EmmertSupreme Court of Iowa · 1899
  5. In Re Estate of FrentressSupreme Court of Iowa · 1958

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