Hoyt v. Hughes County
South Dakota Supreme Court
Appeal from Circuit Court, Hughes County. Hon. JOHN F. Hughes, Judge. Action by O. N. Hoyt against Hughes County, to recover on a claim for compensation for services rendered for the county as superintendent of the county board of health. From a judgment for plaintiff, defendant appeals. Plaintiff’s proper remedy should have been an appeal from-the act of the board and this action cannot be sustained.
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Appeal from Circuit Court, Hughes County. Hon. JOHN F. Hughes, Judge. Action by O. N. Hoyt against Hughes County, to recover on a claim for compensation for services rendered for the county as superintendent of the county board of health. From a judgment for plaintiff, defendant appeals. Plaintiff’s proper remedy should have been an appeal from-the act of the board and this action cannot be sustained. The fees of the superintendent of the county board of health are fixed by Chapter 76 of the Session Laws of 1905, which amends section 252 of the Revised Political Code. The county…
1Opinion of the CourtMcCOY, J.
In this case plaintiff claims to- recover of the defendant, Hughes county, the sum of $479.70. There was a ver-*121diet and judgment for plaintiff, and defendant appeals. Plaintiff-presented at -the April, 1911, meeting of the board of county commissioners -a -bill for $514.60, most of which was for personal services claimed to have been performed and rendered as superintendent of the county board of health. A small portion of said bill was for mileage and reports made by plaintiff. The board of county commissioners allowed $32.90 of this bill, and rejected the balance of $479.70. No appeal was…
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