Howley v. Scott
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Action in the district court for Hennepin county to recover $500 from Hugh K. Scott for neglect of his duty as auditor of Hennepin county and from Henry C. Hanke for neglect of his duty as treasurer of that county. From an order overruling defendants’ demurrer to the complaint, Leary, L, they appealed.
1Opinion of the CourtBunn, J.
This is an appeal by defendant from an order overruling their joint demurrer to the complaint.
The facts alleged in the pleading attacked by the demurrer are :as follows:
Defendant Scott was the auditor of Hennepin county from Janu.ary 1, 1901, to December 31, 1910. Defendant Hanke was the treasurer of the county from December 20, 1904, to the time the action was commenced. Plaintiff since 1889 has resided in the state of Washington, and has owned a lot in Minneapolis until divested of his title as hereinafter set forth. From 1889 to 1908 it was the custom of plaintiff to write to the treasurer…
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