Legal Opinion

City of San Jose v. Welch

California Supreme Court

Decided June 28, 1884No. 7,723PublishedCited by 7 opinions

, Appeal from a judgment of the Superior Court of Santa Clara County, and from an order refusing a new trial. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court.

1Opinion of the Court

The Court.

—This is an action on the bond of one Castle, given as city assessor and city clerk. The condition of the bond is that Castle “shall well and truly and faithfully perform the duties of city assessor and city clerk, according to the laws and ordinances and regulations passed and approved by the mayor and common council of the city of San Jose.” Castle made an assessment of property, and collected from divers persons assessed on the assessment roll for personal property, clivers *359sums as taxes which were not secured on real estate, and failed to pay over to the treasurer the sum of…

2Cited by7 opinions

  1. Lowe v. the City of GuthrieSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1896
  2. Treweek v. HowardCalifornia Supreme Court · 1895
  3. Wilson v. StateSupreme Court of Kansas · 1903
  4. County of Hawaii v. PurdyHawaii Supreme Court · 1914
  5. State v. RoyNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1937

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