Board of Supervisors v. Jones
New York Court of Appeals
Appeal from judgment of the General Term of the Supreme Court in the fifth judicial department, entered upon an order made the first Tuesday of June, 1888, which affirmed a judgment in favor of plaintiff, entered upon a decision of the court on trial without a jury.
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Appeal from judgment of the General Term of the Supreme Court in the fifth judicial department, entered upon an order made the first Tuesday of June, 1888, which affirmed a judgment in favor of plaintiff, entered upon a decision of the court on trial without a jury. This action was brought to recover the sum of $9,626.84, claimed to have been retained by defendant, wrongfully and unlawfully, while in the discharge of the duties of the office of treasurer of the county of Erie, during the years 1882 and 1883. The facts are sufficiently stated in the opinion. The county treasurer of Erie county…
1Opinion of the CourtFinch, J.
The current of legislation intended to change the compensation of county treasurers began with the act of 1877 (Chap. 436). It found those officers, under the operation of existing laws, receiving for their services fees and •commissions charged upon the taxpayers or payable out of the fund. The compensation thus obtained was very unequal in the different counties, and in many of them largely in excess of the real value of the services rendered. To remedy this defect the act of 1877 was passed, which changed the compensation from fees and commissions to an annual salary to be fixed by the…
2Cited by5 opinions
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- People Ex Rel. Noble v. . MitchelNew York Court of Appeals · 1917