Board of County Commissioners v. McFall

Citations

• 4 Idaho 71
• 35 P. 691
• 1894 Ida. LEXIS 7

Syllabus

<p>Contracts for Care of County Poor. — A person who contracts to care for and maintain all of the county poor, under chapter 6, title 9 of the Revised Statutes of 1887, by the year for a gross sum cannot hold the county liable for the support of a person who does not come within his contract, although such person was committed to his care under proper certificate of a justice of the peace.</p> <p>County Hospital — Who Entitled to Admission. — A justice of the peace has no authority to commit a person to the county hospital for the indigent sick except those who come within the provisions of chapter 6, title 9 of the Revised Statutes.</p> <p>Same. — He cannot bind the county for the keeping and earing for the person who does not come within the provisions of said chapter.</p> <p>Indigent Sick of County — Who Contractor Required to Keep.— One who has a contract for keeping all of the indigent sick of a county for a gross sum by the year is not required to keep any who do not come within the terms of his contract.</p> <p>(Syllabus by the court.)</p>