American Ins. v. District Tp.
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Cherolcee Circuit Court. This action is brought upon a note for the sum of $36.90, executed by tbe president and secretary of tbe district township of Willow, and tbe subdirector of subdistrict number 4, in said district township, for a policy of insurance issued by plaintiff upon a school-house and furniture therein, in said subdistrict.
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Appeal from Cherolcee Circuit Court. This action is brought upon a note for the sum of $36.90, executed by tbe president and secretary of tbe district township of Willow, and tbe subdirector of subdistrict number 4, in said district township, for a policy of insurance issued by plaintiff upon a school-house and furniture therein, in said subdistrict. The defendants answered, alleging that no authority was voted by the electors of said district township, or of said subdistrict, to the board of directors, or said sub-director, to insure the school-house, and that no tax was voted to procure…
1Opinion of the CourtDay, J.
The amount in controversy being less than one hundred dollars, the trial judge certified the questions involved, upon which it is desirable to have our opinion, as follows:
i school ctisof1Cdireotors1 sohooi-. °f houses. First. Whether a board of directors of a district township have power and authority to procure the s'chool-houses ancl school furniture therein of the district town-ship to be insured, and give a valid written obligation, such as is set out in plaintiff’s petition, for -fclie premium for such insurance, that shall bp binding on such district township, without a vote of the…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Manning v. District TownshipSupreme Court of Iowa · 1869
- Monticello Bank v. District Township of Coffin's GroveSupreme Court of Iowa · 1879