Hill v. Logan County
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Appeal from Logan Circuit Court. Hugh F. Thomason, Judge. - The county court of Logan county made an order calling in the outstanding warrants of the county for examination, cancellation and re-issuance. In pursuance of, this order, John C. Hill presented certain warrants for re-issuance. The court declined to re-issue them, upon the ground that they were barred by the statute of limitation, and ordered that they be cancelled.
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Appeal from Logan Circuit Court. Hugh F. Thomason, Judge. - The county court of Logan county made an order calling in the outstanding warrants of the county for examination, cancellation and re-issuance. In pursuance of, this order, John C. Hill presented certain warrants for re-issuance. The court declined to re-issue them, upon the ground that they were barred by the statute of limitation, and ordered that they be cancelled. Upon appeal a similar judgment was rendered in the circuit court. Plaintiff has appealed to this court. By act of March 18th, 1879, county warrants are receivable for…
1Opinion of the CourtHemingway, J.
Although the warrants presented by the appellant were not payable out of the treasury, having been issued for more than five years before they were presented for re-issuance, they were receivable in payment for taxes and debts due the county. Mansf. Dig. sec. 1146; ib. sec. 1420; Daniel v. Askew, 36 Ark. 487; Whitthorne v. Jett, 39 Ark. 139; Howell v. Hogins, 37 Ark. 110; Crudup v. Ramsey, 54 Ark. 168. And this function gave them a value to him of which he was deprived by the action of the court in declining- to re-issue them and ordering them to be cancelled. But it was not the purpose of…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Crudup v. RamseySupreme Court of Arkansas · 1891
- Daniel v. AskewSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1880
- Whitthorne v. JettSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1882
- Howell v. HoginsSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1881
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