County of Marshall v. Rokke
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Action in tlie district court for Marshall county to recover $67.20 excess mileage collected by defendant while county commissioner. The case was tried before Watts, J., who made findings and ordered judgment for plaintiff in the sum of $50.40. From the judgment entered pursuant to the order, defendant appealed.
1Opinion of the CourtHolt, J.
Section 685, G. S. 1913, in fixing the compensation of county commissioners, provides that, in addition to a per diem, they "shall also be entitled to mileage of ten cents per mile each way for every mile necessarily traveled for attending meetings of the board, not to exceed twelve meetings in any one year.” From and including September, 1913, to and including October, 1914, defendant was county commissioner of Marshall county, Minnesota, and, as such, traveled from his home to the county seat once in each month, except the month of August, to attend meetings of the county board. The…
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