Rowley v. Painter
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Pollc Circuit Court. Action upon an account for services. There was a trial to the court without a jury, and judgment was rendered for the defendant. The plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
Adams, Ch. J.
The defendant at the time the services were performed was sheriff of Polk county. The services consisted in watching and caring for a stock of goods which the defendant, as sheriff, was holding under a writ of attachment. The amount claimed is less than $100, and the case comes to us upon a certified question, which is in these words: “Where a sheriff has custody of property under a writ of attachment, and employs a party to look after and care for such property, without making any contract ■ with such employe as to the amount of compensation he is to receive for such services,…
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