Lee v. Coleman

The appellee P. T. Coleman instituted an action in the lower court to recover a money judgment from the appellants Lee and Shreeve for and on behalf of the County of Apache. The defendants below were then or had been supervisors of Apache County. The action was brought by the plaintiff in his capacity as a taxpayer under the provisions of Sections 17-325 and 17-326, Arizona Code Annotated 1939. In addition to the appellants, a Mr. R. F. Lilley and a Mr. D. T. Benchoff were also named as defendants. These two last-named individuals had been members of the board of supervisors during a portion…