Dillon v. Spokane County
Washington Territory
Ebro» to the District Court holding terms at Spokane Palls. Fourth District. The county of Spokane sued the plaintiff in error, who was sheriff and ex-officio collector of taxes, to recover taxes collected by him, and which he failed to pay over, as required by law. The plaintiff had judgment, from which the defendant appealed. The facts appear sufficiently in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Langford
This is an action brought by the county against the defendant Dillon, as sheriff and tax collector of said county, for default in paying over money collected by him as taxes.
The bondsmen were joined as defendants in the complaint, but only the tax collector, Dillon, answered, and judgment was rendered against him alone.
The complaint declares upon the bond, but its allegations are sufficient to constitute a cause of action against Dillon if the bond and the allegation thereto were stricken out.
The court entered judgment in the case against Dillon for the ostensible reason that he failed to…
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