Legal Opinion
City of Connersville v. Connersville Hydraulic Co.
Indiana Supreme Court
Decided November 15, 1882No. 10,216PublishedCited by 10 opinions
From the Fayette Circuit Court.
1Opinion of the CourtElliott, J.
The questions which this record presents are-these:
First. Can a city incorporated under the general laws of the State be sued upon a warrant drawn on the treasurer by the. ■ proper officers, or must the holder proceed by mandate ?
Second. Is it incumbent on the holder of the warrant to show that the treasurer had funds, or that he endorsed the warrant “not paid for want of funds”?
Third. Can the common council of a city having a board of water-works trustees, as provided by the act of March 25th,, 1879, rightfully authorize the issuing of a war rant'on a claim for water supplied through the…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- City of Aurora v. WestIndiana Supreme Court · 1864
- Board of Commissioners v. DayIndiana Supreme Court · 1862
- Maux Ferry Gravel Road Co. v. BraneganIndiana Supreme Court · 1872
- Wheelock v. Auditor of Suffolk CountyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1881
- Board of Commissioners v. HicksIndiana Supreme Court · 1851
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3Cited by10 opinions
- City of Valparaiso v. GardnerIndiana Supreme Court · 1884
- City of Sulphur v. State Ex Rel. Lankford, Bank Com'rSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1916
- Ray v. WilsonSupreme Court of Florida · 1892
- School Town of Andrews v. HeineyIndiana Supreme Court · 1912
- Case v. PinnickSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1939
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