Elliott v. Kalkaska Supervisors

Each of these relators presented claims allowed by the proper board of health, for services and other dues incurred under their duty to take measures to prevent the spread of small-pox. The supervisors allowed more or less of the accounts, but refused to allow the rest. In their answers they present various supposed excuses for the disallowance. None of them are such as they could lawfully rely upon.

Mr. Elliott’s claim is for services as nurse in the pest-house, at four dollars a day, — allowed by the supervisors at *453two dollars. There is a showing made, but contradicted, that the board of…