Legal Opinion
Board of County Commissioners v. Churning
Colorado Court of Appeals
Decided January 15, 1894PublishedCited by 5 opinions
JError to the County Court of Phillips County.
1Opinion of the CourtThomson, J.
Fred C. Churning brought suit against Phillips county, to recover for certain services alleged to have been rendered, by him, as bailiff, by appointment of the county court of that count}!. Judgment was rendered in his favor. The county was sued by the name of “ Phillips County, Colorado.” It was so designated in all the subsequent proceedings, and judgment was given against it by that name. The writ of error was sued out, and a reversal of judgment is sought here, by “ The Board of County Commissioners of the County of Phillips.” •
Section 525 of the General Statutes (1883) provides as…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- County of Monroe v. FlyntSupreme Court of Georgia · 1888
- Gilman v. County of Contra CostaCalifornia Supreme Court · 1857
- County of Rock Island v. SteeleIllinois Supreme Court · 1863
3Cited by5 opinions
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- Smith v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1917
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