Legal Opinion

Van Arsdale & Osborne v. Olustee School Dist. No. 35

Supreme Court of Oklahoma

Decided May 12, 1909No. 2215, Okla. TPublishedCited by 13 opinions

Error from District Court, Greer County; C. F. Irwin, Judge. Action by Van Arsdale & Osborne, a partnership composed of W. 0. Van Arsdale and II. L. Osborne, against the Olustee School District No. 35 of Greer County.

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Error from District Court, Greer County; C. F. Irwin, Judge. Action by Van Arsdale & Osborne, a partnership composed of W. 0. Van Arsdale and II. L. Osborne, against the Olustee School District No. 35 of Greer County. Judgment for defendant, and plaintiff brings error. citing: Johnson v. Board of Corners, 7 Olda. 686; Rollins v. Board, 90 Eed. 575, 33 C. C. A. 181; Western Town Lot Co. v. Lane (S. D.) 65 N. W. 17; Heffieman v. Pennington Co. (S. D.) 52 N. W. 851; Board v. Btandley (Colo.) 49 Pac. 23; People v. Board (Colo.) 52 Pac. 748; Wilder v. Board, 41 Eed. 512.

1Opinion of the CourtKane, C. J.

This was an action commenced in the district court of Greer county by the plaintiff in error, 'plaintiff below, against the defendant in error, defendant, below, to recover upon 10 district school warrants issued by the defendant in payment for a school house, each warrant being for the sum of $500. The defendant to defeat recovery pleaded (1) a general denial; (2) lack of authority in its officers to issue the warrants sued on; and (3) the act of Congress limiting the power of municipalities in the territory of Oklahoma to create an indebtedness in excess of 4 per cent, of the taxable…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Rollins v. Board of Com'rsCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1898
  2. Johnson v. Board of County CommissionersSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1899
  3. Board of County Commissioners v. StandleySupreme Court of Colorado · 1897
  4. Giles v. DennisonSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1904
  5. Western Town Lot Co. v. LaneSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1895

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3Cited by13 opinions

  1. City of Sulphur v. State Ex Rel. Lankford, Bank Com'rSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1916
  2. National Cash Register Co. v. Stockyards Cash MarketSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1924
  3. St. Louis, I. M. & S. Ry. Co. v. LewisSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1913
  4. Conaway v. ThomasSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1924
  5. Holshouser v. HolshouserSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1933

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