88 Iowa 558 | Iowa | 1893
The plaintiff’s cause of action is set out in three counts, and may be summarized as follows: In 1889 the plaintiff was elected as city attorney for the defendant for the term of two years, and afterwards entered upon his duties. At the time of his election, as well as when he performed the services sued for in this action, there was amoi’dinance in force in said city, section 5 of which provided as follows: “The duties of the city solicitor shall be to give his legal opinion and advice upon any subject or question that may be submitted to him for that purpose by the city council
The demurrer was properly sustained, and the judgment below is affirmed.