Legal Opinion
Vogel v. Brown Township
Indiana Supreme Court
Decided November 17, 1887No. 12,919PublishedCited by 17 opinions
From the Martin Circuit Court.
1Opinion of the CourtElliott, J.
The object of this suit is to set aside a judgment obtained by the appellant in April, 1884.
One point upon which the appellee’s counsel rest their case is, that the judgment is void because it is based on a complaint against Brown Civil Township. There is no substantial merit in this contention. The addition of the word “civil,” while it created an inaccuracy in the name of the political corporation, did not render the judgment void. We have very many decisions defining and declaring the difference between civil and school townships, and it is by no-means uncommon to speak of an ordinary…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- The Lafayette Ins. Co. v. FRENCHSupreme Court of the United States · 1856
- City of Valparaiso v. GardnerIndiana Supreme Court · 1884
- Union School Township v. National BankIndiana Supreme Court · 1885
- First National Bank v. JaggersCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1869
- Peabody v. PhelpsCalifornia Supreme Court · 1858
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3Cited by17 opinions
- Wozniczka v. McKEANIndiana Court of Appeals · 1969
- Glennar Mercury-Lincoln, Inc. v. RileyIndiana Court of Appeals · 1975
- Davis v. Steuben School TownshipIndiana Court of Appeals · 1898
- General Finance Corp. v. SkinnerIndiana Court of Appeals · 1981
- Adams School Township v. IrwinIndiana Supreme Court · 1898
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