Dubuque County v. Fitzpatrick
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Dubuque District Court. — Hon. Robert Bonson, Judge. Suit to recover money alleged to have been wrongfully received from the plaintiff. A demurrer to the answer was overruled, and judgment was rendered against plaintiff for costs, and it appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtSherwin, J.
The defendant Fitzpatrick was elected *87county attorney for Dubuque County for the years 1903 and 1904 and served during that period. On the 23d of January, 1903, the board of supervisors of Dubuque County fixed the salary of the county attorney for the ensuing two years at $1,500 per year and resolved that no compensation should be allowed for a deputy county attorney. On the same day, however, and, as we understand the record, in the same resolution which fixed the county attorney’s salary, it was provided as follows: "It was also ordered that T. J. Fitzpatrick be employed as attorney of the…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Heath v. AlbrookSupreme Court of Iowa · 1904
- Massie v. Harrison CountySupreme Court of Iowa · 1906
- Bevington v. Woodbury CountySupreme Court of Iowa · 1899
3Cited by1 opinion
- County of Pocahontas v. Katz-Craig Contracting Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1917