McCurdy v. County of Shiawassee

Plaintiff, in an action of assumpsit on two certain promissory notes on all the common counts, brought suit in Shiawassee circuit court against defendant. The case was tried before the Honorable Charles H. Wisner, circuit judge, presiding, without a jury, the court finding the facts and conclusions of law in writing, as follows:

“ Finding of Facts.

“For more than 20 years last past it has been the habit and custom of Shiawassee county to borrow money from time to time, as in the case at bar, said moneys being received and used by the county in the payment of its ordinary expenses, and, previous…