Beaumont v. County of Ramsey
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Plaintiff, county assessor of Ramsey county, brought this action in the district court for that county, to recover sums paid by him for services of duly appointed, qualified and acting assistant assessors, amounting to $9,453. These payments were made by him voluntarily, and in the belief that he was legally bound to make them. Afterwards he obtained assignments of the claims of such assistants against the county for their services.
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Plaintiff, county assessor of Ramsey county, brought this action in the district court for that county, to recover sums paid by him for services of duly appointed, qualified and acting assistant assessors, amounting to $9,453. These payments were made by him voluntarily, and in the belief that he was legally bound to make them. Afterwards he obtained assignments of the claims of such assistants against the county for their services. The sums paid by plaintiff to his assistants were reasonable and no more than their services were worth. The assigned claims were duly presented for allowance and…
1Opinion of the Court
Vanderburgh, J.1
By an act of the legislature entitled “An act to regulate and establish the salary and fees of certain officers in Bamsey county, Minnesota,” (Sp. Laws 1878, c. 216,) it was provided that the salary and compensation of the respective officers for the city of St. Paul and county of Bamsey, named in the act, “for all services-now or hereafter * * * to be performed by them or any of them, respectively, are hereby established and fixed * * as in this act-specified, and no other or greater salary or compensation of any kind shall be allowed or paid to or received by any of such…
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- Bryant v. LivermoreSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1874
- Armstrong v. Board of County CommissionersSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1879
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