Legal Opinion

Ritterbusch v. Havinghorst

Supreme Court of Oklahoma

Decided September 26, 1911No. 1891PublishedCited by 9 opinions

Error from District Court, Logan County; A. H. Huston, Judge. Submission of controversy by C. R. Havinghorst, City Treasurer of Guthrie, against Fred W. Ritterbusch, County Treasurer of Logan County. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant brings error. This is a proceeding instituted in the court below upon an agreed statement of facts, for the submission of a controversy, under the provisions of section 4717 of Wilson’s Rev. & Ann. Statutes.

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Error from District Court, Logan County; A. H. Huston, Judge. Submission of controversy by C. R. Havinghorst, City Treasurer of Guthrie, against Fred W. Ritterbusch, County Treasurer of Logan County. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant brings error. This is a proceeding instituted in the court below upon an agreed statement of facts, for the submission of a controversy, under the provisions of section 4717 of Wilson’s Rev. & Ann. Statutes. The facts material ff> the consideration of the only question of law the proceeding presents, condensely stated, are: That installments of assessments in…

1Opinion of the CourtHayes, J.

(after stating the facts as above). It is the contention of' the county treasurer that the moneys in the sum of 18 per cent, per annum on the assessments after maturity until paid, collected by him by reason of the provisions of the statute, are the property of Logan county, and that it is his duty to account for and pay over to the county all sums collected by him and remaining in his hands after paying to the city the principal of said assessments and 7 per cent, interest thereon. The statute governing -this matter is to be found in that portion of section 6 of the act of the Legislature,…

2Cited by9 opinions

  1. Shultz v. Ritterbusch, County TreasurerSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1913
  2. Settle v. FrakesSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1932
  3. Spitzer v. City of El RenoSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1913
  4. Town of Medford Ex Rel. Fuss v. EarlySupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1944
  5. Board of Com'rs of Oklahoma Co. v. Close Bros.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1921

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