Legal Opinion

County Commissioners v. Jones

Supreme Court of Minnesota

Decided January 15, 1872PublishedCited by 17 opinions

Appeal by defendants from a judgment of tbe district court for Hennepin county, recovered upon the official bond of defendant Jones as treasurer of said county, the other defendants being his sureties. The case is fully stated in the opinion of the court.

1Opinion of the Court

By the Court.

Berry, J.

We agree with plaintiff’s counsel, that as there is no irregularity apparent upon the judgment record in this case, the defendants' cannot upon this appeal from the judgment take advantage of the objections which they urge to its regularity, to-wit: that it is rendered for too large a sum, and includes costs not properly taxed. To reach these objections, they should have appealed from the order denying their motion to have the judgment set aside for the irregularities complained of. It is not improper to remark, however, that the objections to the sum for which judgment…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Muzzy v. ShattuckCourt for the Trial of Impeachments and Correction of Errors · 1845

3Cited by17 opinions

  1. Wiley v. City of SpartaSupreme Court of Georgia · 1922
  2. State ex rel. McCue v. Sheriff of Ramsey CountySupreme Court of Minnesota · 1892
  3. State ex rel. Martin v. KalbWisconsin Supreme Court · 1880
  4. Board of County Commissioners v. TowerSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1881
  5. Board of Commissioners v. ChapmanIndiana Court of Appeals · 1898

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