Legal Opinion
State Ex Rel. Johnson v. Atchison
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided December 16, 1926PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHaines, J.
Under an Act of Congress approved June 23d, 1836, the town of Sherman in common with other towns of the State, received from the State of Connecticut $2,432.23 as its portion of a “School Fund” provided by that Act and otherwise known as “Town Deposit Fund.” The money was turned over to the town as a trust fund only, and the legislature of this State by statute provided in detail how it should be maintained and used. Being a trust fund it at once became and has since remained the legal duty of the town and its agents to preserve, hold, invest and use the fund strictly in accordance with these…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- United States v. BarlowSupreme Court of the United States · 1889
- Northrop's executors v. GravesSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1849
- State v. KilburnSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1908
- Axtell v. CoonsSupreme Court of Florida · 1921
- South School District v. BlakesleeSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1839
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3Cited by10 opinions
- State Ex Rel. Eastern Color Printing Co. v. JenksSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1963
- State v. DibattistaSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1930
- Lyman v. StevensSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1938
- Phillips v. MoellerSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1961
- Welles v. Town of East WindsorSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1981
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