McShane v. State

This is an appeal from a judgment of the district court sustaining the action of the auditor of public accounts in disallowing a portion of a claim presented by plaintiff to the auditor of public accounts for allowance against the state.

It appears that plaintiff, as the sheriff of Douglas county, presented the claim in question to the auditor on or about the 1st day of September, 1912. There was contained in that claim the following item: “Board of prisoners from date of conviction, August 27, 1912, to August 30, 1912, 4 days, at 50c a day, $2.” All of the other items of the claim were…