School District No. 10 v. Collins
Supreme Court of Kansas
Error from Washington District Court. Action by Collins, as assignee of one C. W. Walker, to recover-the amount of a school-district order issued to the latter in payment of teacher’s wages by School District No. 10 of Washington County.
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Error from Washington District Court. Action by Collins, as assignee of one C. W. Walker, to recover-the amount of a school-district order issued to the latter in payment of teacher’s wages by School District No. 10 of Washington County. The School District answered, setting up two defenses — first, a general denial; second, that said Walker, after his money was nearly all earned, and before the district order therefor was issued to him, had drawn his three several orders on the district treasurer — (these orders are fully described in the opinion, infra) — which orders were accepted by said…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Brewer, J.:
This was an action on a school-district order. The defense was payment. The facts are these: On March 11th 1874, a school-district order was drawn by the director and clerk of said school district upon its treasurer, and pay*409able to C. W. Walker, or order, out of the teachers’ fund, for $126, for teaching school. In February 1874, Walker drew upon the said treasurer in payment of certain indebtedness three several orders, amounting to $125.93, which, on the 10th of March, were accepted by the treasurer, and on or before the 16th paid by him…
2Cited by1 opinion
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