Gilfillan v. Grier
Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Alleghany County
No. 131 October Term 1891, Sup. Ct.; court below, No. 606 March Term 1891, C. P. No. 1. To the number and term stated of the court below, Alexander Gilfillan, a resident citizen and taxpayer of Allegheny county, filed a bill in equity for himself, and all others having a like interest who might join therein, against the county of Allegheny, James A. Grier, controller, and John A. Bell, treasurer of said county, and the Central Bank of Pittsburgh, praying that said treasurer…
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No. 131 October Term 1891, Sup. Ct.; court below, No. 606 March Term 1891, C. P. No. 1. To the number and term stated of the court below, Alexander Gilfillan, a resident citizen and taxpayer of Allegheny county, filed a bill in equity for himself, and all others having a like interest who might join therein, against the county of Allegheny, James A. Grier, controller, and John A. Bell, treasurer of said county, and the Central Bank of Pittsburgh, praying that said treasurer be enjoined from appointing said bank as depositary of the county funds, and from depositing any of said funds with it.…
1Opinion of the Court
Per Curiam:*
The appellant, as a citizen and taxpayer of the county of Allegheny, filed this bill in the court below, to restrain the controller and treasurer of said county from selecting or appointing the Central Bank of Pittsburgh as a depositary of *323the county money. The act of March 11, 1870, requires those officers to select such banks or banking houses for depositaries as shall offer the highest rates for interest on the county moneys. It is the duty of those officers to notify the solvent banks, and invite proposals for that purpose. The form or manner of the notice is not designated by…
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