State ex rel. Barker v. Meek
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from, Van Burén District Court. — Hon. D. M. Anderson, Judge. Action to remove defendant from office as county treasurer. There was a directed verdict of guilty, on Avhich judgment of removal was entered, and defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtWeaver, J.
The defendant being the duly elected and acting treasurer of Van Burén County, this action was brought upon the complaint of certain citizens of .said county to remove him from office. The proceeding was instituted under Code, section 1251, which provides that any county officer may be removed for “willful misconduct or maladministration in office.” The action thus provided for is one at law and triable to a jury. The petition of the plaintiffs charged many alleged acts of misconduct and maladministration, but, upon the hearing, they were all dismissed by the trial court as having no support…
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