Silver Bow County v. Strumbaugh

The appellant, as the board of county commissioners of the county of Silver Bow, commenced this suit to recover the costs of a criminal action, and obtain a decree for the sale of certain real estate. The court below sustained a demurrer upon the ground that the complaint did not state facts sufficient to constitute a cause of action, and upon the failure of the county attorney to amend his pleading, entered a judgment for the respondent. The following allegations of this complaint must be deemed facts upon the hearing of this appeal: Charles Clayton was arrested August 10, 1887, in Silver…