Lawrence County v. Meade County
South Dakota Supreme Court
Appeal from circuit court, Lawrence county. Hon. A. J. Plowman, Judge. Action to recover from Meade county the sum of $24,200.10 alleged to be the proportion of the floating indebtedness of Lawrence county which was at the date of its organization agreed to be paid by Meade county. Plaintiff recovered a judgment for $1,729.87 only and appeals. The facts are stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtHaney, J.
This action was brought to recover the proportion of the so-called floating indebtedness of the plaintiff, which it is alleged the county of Meade was under obligation to assume and pay by virtue of the provisions of the act creating the defendant county. What are now the counties of Meade and Lawrence constituted one county prior to the act of the territorial legislature which took effect in February, 1889. The action was tried by the court. No objection is raised to its findings of fact, and the only question presented by this appeal is whether its conclusions of law and judgment conform to…
2Cases cited1 opinion
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