Commissioners of Atchison Co. v. Tomlinson
Supreme Court of Kansas
FJrror from Atchison District Coivrt. Tomlinson presented to the board of commissioners a bill or claim, as follows: “ The County of Atchison, Kansas, to P. M. Tomlinson, Jailor, Dr., For supplying prisoners committed in criminal actions, as follows.”
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FJrror from Atchison District Coivrt. Tomlinson presented to the board of commissioners a bill or claim, as follows: “ The County of Atchison, Kansas, to P. M. Tomlinson, Jailor, Dr., For supplying prisoners committed in criminal actions, as follows.” Then foil oat the names of thirty prisoners, the date and number of days’ confinement of each, shoAving an aggregate of 536 days, “ at $2 per day, $1,072.” This claim Avas SAvorn to by Tomlinson on the 31st of October 1870, and presented to the board at their January session 1871. The county board referred it to P. L. H., county attorney for “…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Valentine, J.:
On the 3d of December 1870 the *172defendant in error P. M. Tomlinson filed in the office of the county clerk of Atchison county a claim against said county for supplying prisoners. On the 2d of January 1871 he presented said claim to the board of county commissioners for their examination and allowance. The board examined the same but disallowed it. Tomlinson then appealed to the district court. In the district court the parties in addition to said claim filed a written stipulation admitting the truth of certain facts, and presenting to the…
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