Board of County Commissioners v. Smith
Supreme Court of Minnesota
This was an action against the defendant, formerly treasurer of Mower county, to recover moneys alleged to have been received by him as such treasurer, and fraudulently converted by him during his four successive terms of office, covering the period from March 1, 1862, to March 18, 1869, when he resigned before the expiration of his last term.
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This was an action against the defendant, formerly treasurer of Mower county, to recover moneys alleged to have been received by him as such treasurer, and fraudulently converted by him during his four successive terms of office, covering the period from March 1, 1862, to March 18, 1869, when he resigned before the expiration of his last term. The alleged defalcation in each term is stated as a separate cause of action, and a fifth cause of action is added, in which he is charged with the receipt and conversion, during his several terms of office, of the sum of $41,000.00, being the aggregate…
1Opinion of the CourtGilfillan, C. J.
This is an action against the defendant, ex-treasurer of the county of Mower, for failing to account for and pay over, and for converting, moneys belonging in the treasury of the county. In the complaint aré five causes of action, or counts, the first four relating to as many different terms of office of defendant, and the fifth covering all of them. The aggregate amount claimed in the complaint is $41,000.00, alleged to have belonged to the various funds in the treasury — state, county, town and school funds — the amount belonging to each not being stated. The referees find by their report…
2Cases cited6 opinions
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- Snyder v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1863
- Cock v. Van EttenSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1867
- Supervisors of Albany County v. DurantNew York Court of Chancery · 1841
- County Commissioners v. GilbertSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1872
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