A statute providing for poundage on judicial sales by sheriffs is ambiguous concerning redemption. In this foreclosure suit the sheriff held a sale of land, but the mortgagors subsequently redeemed the property. On motion to retax costs the district court disallowed the claim to the commission, and the sheriff has appealed.
The statute reads in part: "The * * * (sheriff) shall charge and collect...
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