Barnum v. Board of Supervisors
New York Supreme Court
Appeal from special term, Sullivan county. Affirmed. Action by Charles Barnum, as supervisor of the town of Thompson, against the board of supervisors of Sullivan county. There was a judgment for plaintiff, and defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtLearned, P. J.
This case is similar to that of Kilbourne v. Board, 16 N. Y. Supp. 507, (decided at this term.) It will not be necessary to consider any of the questions decided in that case. Another question, however, is raised, viz., whether the bonds of the town of Thompson, which are here involved, are such that the provisions of chapter 907, Laws 1869, as amended by chapter 283, Laws 1871, apply to them. The town of Thompson issued bonds in 1869 to aid the Monticello & Port Jarvis Railroad Company, and such bonds were exchanged for stock of that company. The case of Horton v. Town of Thompson, 71 N. Y.…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Orleans v. PlattSupreme Court of the United States · 1879
- Strough v. Board of Supervisors of Jefferson CountyNew York Court of Appeals · 1890
- Matter of Clark v. . SheldonNew York Court of Appeals · 1887
- Thompson v. PerrineSupreme Court of the United States · 1881
- Horton v. . Town of ThompsonNew York Court of Appeals · 1878
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