People ex rel. Coon v. Wood
New York Supreme Court
Application by Willis H. Coon for certiorari to Myron Wood, supervisor, Charles H. Beach, town clerk, Edward H. Kellogg, David D. Becker, William B. Sayre, and Jesse Van Alstyne, justices of the peace, comprising the board of town auditors of the town of Wolcott, Wayne county, in 1889, to audit relator’s account for legal services.
1Opinion of the CourtCorlett, J.
Willis H. Coon, a lawyer of Wolcott, Wayne county, N. Y., prosecuted certain criminals before a court of special sessions of said town. His statements as to the nature of the services appear in the case, and are' as follows:
“Town of Wolcott, To W. H. Coon, Dr. August, 1889.
To four days’ trial in case, People vs. Fay Blauvelt, John Blauvelt, and Seymour Blauvelt, at $5.00, - $20 00
To four days’ trial in same cases, in which the trial lasted until midnight, or after, at $7.00, - - - - - " 28 00 ’.$48 00
“State of New York, Wayne County—ss.: Willis H. Coon, being duly sworn, says that the above…
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