Hillman v. Board of County Commissioners
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Action in the district court for Hennepin county to recover $526.25 for services rendered the county. Defendant demurred to the complaint on the ground that it did npt state a cause of action. The case was heard before Simpson, J., who sustained the demurrer as to all claims in excess of $85 and ordered judgment for plaintiff for that amount. From a judgment entered pursuant to the order, plaintiff appealed.
1Opinion of the CourtLovely, J.
The plaintiff and H. D. Irwin were appointed commissioners by Governor Lind to hear and report the evidence in proceedings for the removal of the register of deeds of Hennepin county. Plaintiff was an expert stenographer, selected, on account of his ability in that respect, to take the voluminous evidence to be offered upon *131that inquiry, upon an agreement that he should take and report all the evidence, for which he was promised compensation at the usual rates paid court stenographers by law for that work. The hearing occupied seventeen days. The plaintiff afterwards transcribed the testimony…
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