Leskinen v. Pucelj

Otis, Justice.

This action is brought by plaintiff, Andrew T. Leskinen, as a taxpayer of the town of Balkan in St. Louis County, to recover from the defendants in their various capacities as town treasurers, town supervisors, and surety, amounts which plaintiff alleges were unlawfully disbursed out of town funds. The action was tried without a jury to the district court and defendants were found liable. They appeal from an order denying their alternative motions for amended findings or a new trial.

The basic issues presented on appeal are, first, whether the town treasurers and their surety are…