Board of County Commissioners v. Elmund
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Separate actions in the district court for Ramsey county to recover from defendants, Arosin and Elmund, former treasurers of said county, and their sureties, $11,832.55 and $6,052.56, respectively, upon their official bonds. From orders, Otis, J., overruling their several demurrers to the complaints, defendants appealed.
1Opinion of the CourtLewis, J.
Each of these actions was brought by the board of county commissioners against the treasurers of Ramsey county, and their bondsmen, for the purpose of recovering the amount paid by the treasurers upon certain redemption orders and refundment orders which had been fraudulently issued by W. B. Bourne while acting as deputy auditor.
The statement of facts in the complaints is the same as that set forth in the case of Board of Co. Commrs. v. Sullivan, infra, page 68, with the exception that in those cases it did not appear to whom the treasurer paid the money called for by the orders, while in…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Board of County Commissioners v. NelsonSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1892
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